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Benefits of Badminton for Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia
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: Received: 27 March 2024 / Approved: 27 March 2024 / Online: 27 March 2024 (14:14:08 CET)
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Oishi, A.; Yamasaki, T. Benefits of Badminton for Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia. Encyclopedia 2024, 4, 984-996. Oishi, A.; Yamasaki, T. Benefits of Badminton for Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia. Encyclopedia 2024, 4, 984-996.
Abstract
Badminton is one of the most popular racket sports played by children up to the elderly worldwide. Everyone can practice and play badminton as a leisure or competitive sport, regardless of age, experience, or skill level. It does not require physical contact among players and expensive equipment. Compared with closed-skill exercise (e.g., running, swimming), open-skill exercise (e.g., badminton, table tennis) has been reported to intervene more with cognitive function and prevent cognitive decline. In this review, we outline the characteristics of badminton’s beneficial effects on physical and cognitive aspects. The characteristics presented here indicate that intervention with regular badminton exercise could effectively improve cognitive function and prevent cognitive decline in the elderly.
Keywords
badminton; physical activity; open-skill sport; cognitive function
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Neuroscience and Neurology
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