“Suddenly feel a lot older”, some people will have this feeling. In fact, aging is a process from quantitative change to qualitative change. Yang Jin, deputy chief physician of cardiovascular department of Fuwai Hospital, once reminded that to delay brain aging, you can try dancing.

According to Yang Jin, research shows that regular physical exercise can reverse the brain aging of the elderly, especially dance in sports. Its effect of delaying brain aging is better than other common fitness exercises with repeated actions such as cycling, running and brisk walking. Dancing is a sports mode that combines aerobic fitness, sports skills and cognitive needs. It can improve the cognitive function of the brain and delay brain aging, which is better than repetitive fitness. The steps, arm movements, formation, speed and rhythm of different dances are different. People need to remember complex movements and spend more time to exercise their brain.