Motorcycles can help keep you young – study says

By admin | Apr 2, 2009

This article actually made my day better. ” “The driver’s brain gets activated by riding motorbikes” in part because it requires heightened alertness, Ryuta Kawashima said after his research team and Yamaha Motor conducted a string of experiments involving middle-aged men. ” “Our final conclusion is that riding motorcycles can lead to smart aging.”

“One experiment involved 22 men, all in their 40s and 50s, who held motorcycle licences but had not taken a ride for at least a decade.
They were randomly split into two groups — one asked to resume riding motorcycles in everyday life for two months, and another that kept using bicycles or cars.
“The group that rode motorbikes posted higher marks in cognitive function tests,” Kawashima said. ”

Here is the rest of the article. Of course, they don’t say in some cases you remain young because you didn’t make it on the last corner :) )

 
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