How to Get a Whole Brain Workout

Just like with physical fitness, it’s important to give your brain a balanced workout. There is no single recommendation for exercising your brain to keep it healthy. “What you want to do is challenge your brain in different ways so you’re using different kinds of brain functions,” explains Baycrest cognitive rehabilitation scientist, Dr. Nicole Anderson.

If you want to get into good physical shape, you wouldn’t just lift a dumbbell with one arm, she says. Likewise with cognitive activity, if you’re only doing crossword puzzles, you’re only working one part of your brain. Here are examples of exercises for a whole brain workout:

Article courtesy of 50Plus.