Mental activity can keep your mind sharp. Continue to learn and challenge yourself and your brain continues to grow.
Review the following tips to help challenge your brain to continual growth:
Learn to play a musical instrument
Play scrabble or do crossword puzzles
Interact with others
Switch careers or start a new one
Start a new hobby with crafts, painting, wood-working
Learn a foreign language
Volunteer
Travel
Stay informed about world news
Read
Taking classes that interest you or just reading more can help you maintain memory longer as you age.
Staying physically active increases blood flow to all parts of the body, including the brain; exercise may even promote cell growth in the brain. Exercise makes you feel more energetic and alert. Just recently I started a membership at a local fitness center. I am amazed at how much better I feel after over one month of daily activity in the fitness center. I walk at a moderate speed on the treadmill for 60 minutes everyday. I started out just five minutes per day, then added one minute each day thereafter.
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