Ways to Exercise Your Brain

Ways to Exercise Your Brain

According to the US Alzheimer’s Association, cost associated with the 5.3 million people in America who have that disease totaled roughly US$172billion annually. Furthermore, Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia.

While there isn’t a lot we can do about the role that genetics plays, we can make lifestyle choices to help ward off such diseases. And much we can do ti improve our long-term memory down to exercising our brain.

You are never too young – or too old – to begin exercising your brain. Doing so yield many benefits, including improved brain functions, as well as helping to avoid other diseases that may be related.
Consider these five ways to exercise your brain :



1. Start Walking.
Research suggests that you can improve your brain function by 15% if you walk regularly for six months. Starting and maintaining a regular walking routine will benefit your brain, and the rest of ypur body, as well.

2. Do Opposites.
Your can help stimulate your brain and keep your mind fresh by doing things with the opposite hand from what you usually use. For example, if you usually brush your teeth with your right hand, try using your left. While it may feel strange at first, it will create new challenges for your brain.

3. Play Games.
Exercising your brain can be fun and rewarding! Playing games helps to keep your brain stimulated. Whether you are playing computer games, board games, or the Wii bowling game, you are exercising your brain.

4. Get Mental. Doing things that challenge your thinking is a good way to exercising your brain. Make reading a regular habit, take a computer course, or sign up for a class covering a topic new to you. Whether it’s tai chi, yoga, country line dance, or Italian cooking, you are doing good things for your brain.

5. Travel. When you travel, you take in new images, sites, sounds and smells, and you get out of your regular routine. This is a great way to stimulate the brain and get those synapses firing.

Many of these mind exercises are things we already do without realizing the benefits involved. But it is important to make sure we do a variety of these brain exercises on a regular basis.

From HealthNewsDigest.com