Mirwaners! Are you looking for tips how to exercise your brain? Well, you’ll find it here. You know, brain exercise is as important as body exercise. By exercising your brain, new nerves will form which can protect against symptoms of dementia or senility. There are some ways to exercise your brain.
Reporting from Livestrong, Saturday (10/02/2010), here are 10 ways to train or exercise your brain:
1. Get used to being left-handed (active left hand) and right hand
Do the task with a non-dominant hand, if the right hand is usually dominant then use the left hand (left-handed) and vice versa. For example when using a computer mouse, brushing your teeth and tying shoes in the opposite direction. According to the Franklin Institute, this type of exercise can strengthen existing nerve connections and even form new nerves.
2. Read
Reading can flex the brain muscles, whether light reading (such as comics or magazines) or reading for looking for information. According to Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas (2001), reading can help build 'cognitive reserve' to postpone the onset of dementia.
3. Play puzzles or crosswords
Crossword puzzles, puzzles, Sudoku and other types of puzzles can train your brain, especially the left brain, according to LearningRx cognitive training center. Add new strategies to streamline brain training, for example solving crossword puzzles with unusual themes.
4. Play strategy games
Strategy games like chess, monopoly or other computer games, will use the right brain that can help people to think more creatively.
5. Change the routine
According to Lawrence Katz, professor of Neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center, changing new routines and ways of life can activate brain connections that were previously inactive. Exercises that can be done, for example, take a shower with your eyes closed or reset your office or desk.
6. Learning foreign languages
Learning foreign languages activates parts of the brain that have not been used since you started speaking. A 2007 study at York University in Toronto found that the use of several languages can increase blood supply to the brain to maintain healthy nerve connections.
7. Enjoy music
Besides listening to music, you should learn to play musical instruments. Experts also recommend activating two senses at once, like listening to music and kissing flowers.
8. Physical exercise
Physical exercise can also improve brain health, because it can increase blood flow to the brain. According to the Stanford Center on Longevity and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, physical exercise can improve attention, reasoning and memory.
9. Social life
Your brain can be trained by living your social life, for example by visiting friends. A 2006 study by Dr. David Bennett of Rush University Medical Center found that having a social network can provide protection against the clinical symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
10. Look for a new hobby
Challenge your brain to learn new skills or things you've never done before. If you are not an artist, try to learn to paint or sculpt. If you can play the piano, learn to play the guitar. Find something new and interesting to keep the brain active.
So, Mirwaners, those are the ways to exercise your brain. Let’s exercise our brain right now.
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