Japan's nursing home to introduce a game to enhance physical fitness

Do not think that playing games is young people, old people can write music on the game machine!　　To tell the truth, the elderly entertainment should also be the game, as long as appropriate to play, the game is good for everyone, whether it is the elderly, young people, or children, have some help. Introduction of consoles in Japanese nursing homes to help the elderly strengthen their physique according to Japanese media reports, the elderly in the game room fun has become a common landscape. The report describes the scene in a shopping arcade in a mall in the city of Tokyo's Musashi Village: old people playing games in the game room, less than 11 o'clock in the morning, where about 10 elderly people are playing "medal games". A 63-year-old woman was absorbed in manipulating the handle and playing the game of winning the lottery. She said she and her husband had come 3 or 4 times a week, and said with a smile: "Playing games can move the brain and the body, and reduce stress." "The woman lives on a pension and has a monthly budget of about 10,000 yen (about 800 yuan)," he said.　　But she had won the jackpot before, and the winning game currency was also stored in the arcade, so "Don't spend money today."　　Some nursing homes also introduce game consoles for older people to exercise, saying these consoles can help older people to build up their physique. Japanese experts say games can reduce the incidence of Alzheimer's disease Japanese experts say: "Games can reduce the incidence of Alzheimer's disease, which has a landmark in the history of dementia research." "Older people are often distressed by decreased memory and slow reaction rates," he said. When old people are looking for ways to solve the problem, the big game business also specially designed for them to exercise the brain computer or network game software, in order to keep the mind alive.　　More and more studies have shown that some types of video games can play a good effect on the brain, especially for the elderly susceptible to amnesia, dementia and various visual disorders have a clear effect.　　The world's most old people play games in Japan after the report of the survey, the world's most old people playing games in the country is Japan, Japan is one of the world's fastest aging population, Japan's elderly people pay more and more attention to their own mental training, which has become a secret of longevity. In recent years, various brain training products such as "brain scan" video games have become popular in Japan.　　Because of the remarkable effect, coupled with the growing health awareness of the elderly in Japan, this adult-oriented, to prevent the brain aging, Alzheimer's game on the listing of the elderly are loved by the retired, sales momentum is good, in the short term broke through 1 million sets. The advantages and disadvantages of playing games for the elderly: relieving mental stress: the pace of work and life in modern society is very fast, many people are more focused on their own careers and ignore the care of the elderly group.　　The game can enrich the retirement life of the elderly, to resolve the feelings of emptiness and loneliness. Prevention of Alzheimer's disease: The study found that in the course of the game, the brain's ability to handle hand-eye coordination improved, so playing games can prevent hand-eye coordination such as Alzheimer'sDisorders of the brain that are in force.　　Disadvantage: The impact on the spirit: Although playing games can alleviate the mental stress of the elderly, to resolve the negative feelings of loneliness, but everything can not be excessive, if the elderly began to rely on the network but let the elderly far away from the reality of his most needed affection. Health effects: Older people are often somewhat weakened in their eyesight, which can worsen their eyesight if they face a bizarre computer screen for too long. In addition, because of physical reasons, the elderly are not suitable for a long time sitting in front of the computer. (Edit/Xu Mingming)