A recent research published in the Archives of Neurology, based on a study of older adults, has revealed that people with weaker muscles are more prone to contracting Alzheimer's in later stages of life. Stronger individuals reduce their chances of getting the condition which is known to target and slowly degenerate memory and other cognitive functions.

The research was carried out by the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago, and analyzed over 900 older individuals living in retirement homes, who showed no signs of dementia.

A follow up of nearly 4 years revealed that 138 of the subject had developed Alzheimer's. After further analysis, researchers concluded that people with high muscle strength reduced their risk of developing cognitive impairment by at least 43%.

In addition, the study has also discovered that muscle strength also lowered the risk of contracting Mild Cognitive Impairment, a condition which is widely known to be the precursor of Alzheimer's.