EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN (PART 2)

HERE ARE FIVE DAILY EXERCISES FOR YOUR BRAIN:

Obviously, if you sit around all day eating potato chips . . . your body is going to turn into a gelatinous blob pretty quickly. Well, the same principle applies to your brain.

--That said, here are FIVE daily exercises . . . that can help keep your brain sharp.

#1.) Memory: Memorizing the lyrics to a song you don't know can help improve your memory skills. And getting dressed in the dark or using your other hand to brush your teeth can help build new associations between neural connections in our brains.

#2.) Attention: Changing our daily routines . . . like the route we take to work . . . can force our brains out of habit-mode. And listening to a book on tape while you jog will train your brain to concentrate on multitasking.

#3.) Language: Build your language skills by reading a different section of the newspaper than you normally would. This way, you'll be exposed to new words . . . which will be easier to understand since you're seeing them used in context.

#4.) Visual-Spatial: Pick out five items in a room and make a mental note of their location. Then, a few hours later, try to write down exactly where the items were located.

#5.) Executive Function: Basically, this refers to your ability to make plans and to think abstractly about how to reach goals . . . and, believe it or not, playing video games can be a great way to exercise your executive brain functions. (AskMen.com)