FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | SEPTEMBER 2016 45
Table Tennis
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON PING PONG: "Many
retired seniors grew up playing table tennis. After a long hiatus from
the paddles, however, they've returned to the game to keep them
young. Many renowned neurologists and celebrities such as Dr.
Mehmet Oz, say ping pong has benefits that are social, physical and
mental. As a rapidly moving game requiring mental alertness, table
tennis has been called "the No. 1 brain sport," by Dr. Daniel Amen, an
assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the
University of California Irvine School of Medicine. A framed article
from Alzheimer's Weekly summarizes a study published in the Japan
Medical Journal that found regular ping pong players benefit from
increased blood flow to their cerebellum, brain stem and frontal lobe.
Players suffering from high dementia had their dementia reduced to
lower stages of the condition."
Perhaps that explains why Lois White, Gene Dwyer, Mary Baer,
and Anita Schulz don't suffer from the normal brain problems that go
along with aging. For these players whose cumulative age surpasses
315 years, their brain has been on ping pong for a long time now and
it has been better medication than any doctor could prescribe.
Why don't you put your brain on ping pong and experience the
mental as well as the physical and social benefits that go along with
ping pong. Just join us in the Aerobics Room Monday through Friday
at 10:30 am and Saturday at 11 am. We would love to have you.
Please contact Niles Sundstrom at (951) 572-5119 or Alan Chan at
(951) 769-4202 if you have any questions or need more information
about your Four Seasons Ping Pong Group. ~ Niles Sundstrom
Louis White, Gene Dwyer,
Mary Baer, and Anita Schultz
- Photo Credit: Alex Castanon
