«It is vital as we age that
we keep our brains challenged and busy,» Sprenger states.
I'm slightly early retired and the side gigs I started to
keep my brain challenged are keeping me at a zero withdrawal rate.
We hope they inspire you to
keep your brain challenged over the summer.
Not exact matches
The left side of the
brain, for instance, might have evolved to carry out routine operations — things like foraging for food — while the right side was
kept free to detect and react rapidly to unexpected
challenges in the environment — an approaching predator, for instance.
The
brain atrophys if you don't reach into new activities and embrace new
challenges and
keep the mind active.
«It was important for me to
keep working because I was the primary income producer, and it was therapeutic to
keep my mind
challenged and active despite having bouts of chemo -
brain,» Young relates.
«Mentally
challenging activities
keep your mind sharp, even if you feel like your mommy
brain is mush.»
On a physical level, people who have regular sex
keep their hormones and neurotransmitters flowing optimally; meaning, your
brain releases all sorts of feel - good chemicals that make life's
challenges seem much easier to conquer.
Anything that requires it to perform
challenging tasks such as learning a language, crosswords or Sudoku, studying or learning a musical instrument all
keep the
brain in top shape.
Not to mention,
keeping the towel pulled tight as you move your body
challenges your
brain to stay fully engaged (always the goal).
,
keeping mentally and socially active, encouraging wide variety of whole fresh foods, and
challenging the
brain are a Rx for a healthy aging process!
Studies show that regularly varying your routine can help
keep your
brain and body
challenged and engaged.
It also makes sense to me, as we need
challenges to
keep our
brains active and our bodies moving.
For example, inherent within play you can find
challenge, novelty, and movement — all elements that help engage the
brain and
keep it healthy.
Students also can
challenge their minds as well as their bodies with
Brain Bikes that include a computer game that only works if the player
keeps pedaling.
To
keep the pleasure of intrinsic satisfaction going, the
brain needs a higher level of
challenge, because staying at a level once mastery is achieved doesn't release the dopamine.
Learning new skills such as playing musical instruments is a wonderful way to
challenge your
brain and
keep it making connections.
And, while I learned to adjust my expectations to deal with the touch - screen controls and ergonomic
challenges, there was still that little part of my
brain that
kept saying, «This is wrong.»
Unlocking all doors at once using the keyfob can be a
challenge — normally you'd expect to press the «unlock» button twice in rapid double - click style, however the Legacy's
brain apparently can't
keep up.
Just as physical activity is essential to maintaining a healthy body,
challenging one's
brain,
keeping it active, engaged, flexible and playful, is not only fun.
Mental
challenges help him learn and
keep his
brain active.
A quality toy is more than just something to chew on, hiding snacks inside of a Kong also stimulates your dog's
brain and
keeps them
challenged, occupied, and young!
They creatively invent things to entertain their cats which will stimulate their kitties highly intelligent
brains — something that
keeps them
challenged both emotionally and physically.
Giving your dog a
challenge will help
keep his
brain active.
Much like the need for humans to learn a new skill, do crossword puzzles, read etc. to
keep our
brains working; cats and dogs need similar
challenges to alleviate senility, boredom, and mental dullness.
I also provided Nasha with
challenging brain games in the form of puzzles to
keep her mind sharp and boredom at bay.
The tiny -
brained animals thwart his devices, but he finds a way to
keep the
challenges coming.
The story develops extremely well and will
keep you drawn in with each scene not being too long; yet still working your
brain well enough to remain a
challenging puzzler.
It's not much of a
brain - burner once you get used to it, but it's still a pleasant
challenge that will
keep you busy for a few hours.
In Ratchet and Clank (2016), you visit Gaspar and there you are charged a similar
challenge: the task of collecting telopathopus
brains for a Blarg scientist who wishes to create an army so that he can fight the people who
keep stealing his sandwiches from the staff refrigerator.
Just like games like Soduko can
challenge and stimulate your
brain (and
keep it fresh as you age), figuring out why you don't win a TORI can be your
brain - building business success puzzle (and magic bullet).