Reading Activity for Healthy Ageing

We are excited to share our next video in a new series which explores activities and exercises we can all do to promote a healthier life as we age. These videos will help explain how certain activities, such as meditation or reading, provide benefits to our minds and bodies.

Today’s video provides an insight into the benefits provided by reading. Regular reading can provide many benefits, from helping with mental health, keeping our minds engaged, and even helping to improve our relationships with others. The video ends with a poem, About Face, read by poet Patience Agbabi.

We hope you enjoy this activity and we'd like to say thank you to The National Gallery for allowing us to share this material.

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References:

Bavishi, A., Slade, M., & Levy, B. (2017). THE SURVIVAL ADVANTAGE OF READING BOOKS. Innovation in Aging, 1(Suppl 1), 477-477. doi:10.1093/geroni/igx004.1696
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Other resources for references:
http://nationalreadingcampaign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ReadingFacts1.pdf