Fast Walkers Have Better Brain Health into their 80s. Super movers had about half the risk of incidents of cognitive impairment compared with slower walkers, even after accounting for age and sex. They also reported fewer new diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia over time.

Fast Walkers Have Better Brain Health into their 80s. Super movers had about half the risk of incidents of cognitive impairment compared with slower walkers, even after accounting for age and sex. They also reported fewer new diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia over time.