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Exercise lowers Alzheimer's risk, even if you start late

Doing exercise every day can considerably reduce your risk of developing
Alzheimer's disease, even if you start becoming physically active after 80 years
of age, researchers from Rush University Medical Center reported in the journal
Neurology.
The Love NZ Challenge is here!

This year, why not have a go at travelling the length of New Zealand, under your own steam in the The Love NZ Challenge.

The Love NZ Challenge starts April 16th and celebrates the Te Araroa trail which officially opened in December 2011 and stretches some 3000km from Cape Reinga to Bluff.

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