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¹German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Dresden, CRTD - Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

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Promoting healthy cognitive aging involves more than physical health; integrating mind-body activities enhances quality of life and resilience in older adults. These activities leverage the "embodied mind in motion" concept for holistic well-being.

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Neuroscience
Lifestyle Medicine

Background:

Traditional recommendations for healthy cognitive aging focus on physical factors like exercise and diet.
Subjective well-being factors such as autonomy, purpose, and social engagement are crucial for quality of life in aging.
Limited evidence currently links these subjective factors directly to cognitive aging outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the integration of physical and mental lifestyle factors for healthy cognitive aging.
To introduce the concept of the "embodied mind in motion" as a framework for understanding lifestyle's impact on aging.
To investigate how activities integrating body and mind contribute to quality of life and resilience in later life.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis integrating existing research on physical activity, subjective well-being, and cognitive aging.
Examination of the
embodied mind
theory and its extension to
embodied mind in motion
Analysis of examples like hiking, music, dance, and yoga as integrated body-mind activities.

Main Results:

Lifestyle is a complex interplay of physical and mental variables, best understood through the
embodied mind
reciprocal relationship.
Body-mind activities provide immediate benefits (purpose, meaning) and long-term advantages (resilience) for cognitive aging.
These integrated activities enhance quality of life beyond simple delayed gratification.

Conclusions:

The
embodied mind in motion
concept offers a novel perspective on lifestyle interventions for healthy cognitive aging.
Integrating physical and mental aspects of lifestyle is key to promoting well-being and resilience in older adults.
Further research into the neurobiological underpinnings of these integrated lifestyle approaches is warranted.