Shaping the future

Staying physically active, being social, and having strong interests is the three-part formula for keeping your brain in shape, according to experts.

Norwegian scientists reviewed multiple major studies on how to exercise your grey matter, and found this trio had the most positive impact on mental ageing.

This is because exercise helps to stimulate the central nervous system, relationships aid essential biological processes that slow brain decline, and passions and new skills develop and maintain neural pathways.