A challenge to boost your brain

By Emmet Rushe • 5 years ago

Jul
2019

This week, Emmet from Rushe Fitness gym has top ideas to keep your mind healthy.

This week’s challenge is AS important as all the others we have done this year.

One of the best things you can do for your health is being active and eating a healthy diet.

The same rules apply for your mental health and your brain.

As we age, our brains need stimulation in order to stay healthy and to remain sharp and active.

Studies have shown that people who have the fewest problems with brain-related aging disorders (like dementia or Alzheimer’s) also engage in activities that mentally challenge them.
So, this week we are going to put our focus on our mental health and do some activities that will exercise our minds.

While most may immediatly think about Sudoku or crossword puzzles as their go to for stimulating thier minds, we have so much more we can do to give us a wide range of activities.

For our mental stimulation, it is no different to our physical or even our dietary stimulation.
If you always ate the same food every day, you would soon get bored.
If you always did the same exercise you would soon get bored of the same routine.

So, when it come to stimulating the mind, don’t just do the same thing over and over.

We have 3 different ways that we can stimulate our minds in order to get the best benefits.

Intellectual Stimulation
Physical Stimulation
Social Interaction

So, while doing crosswords or Soduku are great to begin with, adding in other activities will give you wider ranging benefits.

Choose things that you can do with friends like;

Chess
Draughts
Scrabble
Bridge
Card games
Board Games

Most of these have online versions that you can play with friends if meeting up on a regular basis is difficult due to time constraints. (Although meeting up is the preferred option).

Other activities that can prove beneficial are;