Dementia: The 16-minute activity that could improve working memory when done barefooted

[Barefoot TJ]

I don't know how much of this is true. My mom is living with/dying of dementia, and I seriously doubt this would help her, even if she could run. But here goes...



Dementia: The 16-minute activity that could improve working memory when done barefooted
Daily Express
RESEARCH has shown that less than twenty minutes of barefooted running may ... on a working memory test when running barefoot compared to shod, ...

 

[Tyler J L]

My grandpa has Alzheimer's and dementia. You think it could help him?

 

[Barefoot TJ]

My grandpa has Alzheimer's and dementia. You think it could help him?

I really don't know. Does he run still?

 

[Tyler J L]

I really don't know. Does he run still?

Well he's in his 80s and hasn't done running.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Well he's in his 80s and hasn't done running.

That's a decision for his doctor If he's not a runner, then it might be dangerous for him to begin running at this age.