Dance is more than a retired Lou Tiziani’s hobby. It helps him stay young.
Twice a week, he helps organize New Vogue dance events in the Wollongong region and runs his own website listing all dances in the region from Highlands to the South Coast.
For over a decade, he has participated in rock’n’roll, ballroom dance, New Vogue and other sequence dances, performing 68 different dances each month.
“To remember them all … this helps the brain, and it certainly keeps your fitness level by doing it,” he said.
During the blockade, Tigiani and his partner, Linchild, noticed that their fitness levels were declining.
“It took me a while to notice.’Wait a minute, we’re old and we’re not doing anything’, and we have to do something, that’s what we do with this dance The main reason for doing the activity is to keep us a little healthier than usual. “
Associate Professor Michael Woodward, Australia’s Honorary Medical Adviser for Dementia, believes they are working on something.
“We now recognize that one of the greatest fears of the elderly is the development of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. [disease]So it’s understandable that people want to do what they can to reduce risk. “
Pose
Chris Terry began dancing at the age of five after his great-grandmother made a skirt, and has rarely held his breath ever since.
“She made a skirt with a twist for me, so I was always spinning around the skirt in a circle,” Terry said.
“I did some ballroom dancing with rock and roll, but for the last 20 years I’ve started New Vogue, Bush Dance, Scottish Country, Ireland, and Rock and Roll,” she said.
Terry said she loves dancing to help maintain her health and vigilance.
“I don’t know how many dances I know, but it’s good for it and socially good because your brain is working all the time,” she said.
“It’s my tick because they say it’s best to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.”
Prevention is more important than treatment
Over the last decade, individuals have been keenly aware of the many people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and what we can do to prevent them.
“We always knew what was good for our heart, and there is a lot of overlap between what is good for the heart and what is good for our brain,” said Dr. Woodward.
Rhythm of life
Robin Lamble has been dancing at the Shoalhaven Heads Bowling Club for 28 years, and after his husband’s stroke, the couple decided to exercise daily.
For the benefit, the doctor advised them to go dancing.
“We need to keep moving and exercise, which helps the brain, helps balance, and helps remember the dance,” Rumble said.
“Various styles of songs, quicksteps, foxtrots. All of these help keep you moving to a particular rhythm.”
Many of the dancers in the Shoalhaven Heads Tuesday night group are near retirement age, with many over 80 years old.
“At this point, no young person is performing this kind of dance,” Rumble said.
She says it’s a lot of fun to play the ball in the countryside, regardless of age.
“My husband and I went to Melimbra a few weeks ago and Wagawoga a few weeks ago. This weekend we’re going to Caloundra for a 12-hour dance weekend,” Rumble said.
Dementia Australia suggests that people should start dancing early in life, rather than waiting until they retire.
“Reducing the risk of dementia basically begins in your 30s and 40s, so don’t wait for your 70s to join sequence dances and line dances as soon as possible,” says Dr. Woodward.
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