Last Friday’s Wall Street Journal had an article about “brain gyms”. Especially popular with baby boomers who want to stay sharp, brain gyms offer a number of ways to work out on 20 computer stations loaded with “mental fitness” software, including a “neurobics circuit” that purports to stretch the brain.
The Journal reports that thousands of Americans are choosing to join a small, but growing, number of “brain gyms” springing up around the country. Similar brain-teaser programs are available on home computers, sometimes free of charge. The scientific jury is still out on the efficacy of such software.
The centerpiece of most outlets is a computer lab equipped with software from companies with names like Posit Science Corp., CogniFit Ltd., Lumos Labs Inc. and Happy Neuron Inc. Like gym rats who hit the weight machines or take Pilates classes, some users of the new technology say they prefer working with personal trainers. In this context, sessions are spent doing things like mental-fitness assessments and relaxation exercises in addition to basic cognitive training.
Even community centers and retirement homes are offering “brain gyms” to help residents stay sharp.
Have you joined a brain gym or do brain “exercise” online? If so, increase your performance by soaking in your hot tub BEFORE a session. The increased blood flow to the brain as a result of soaking helps with alertness and mental acuity! Do a controlled test on yourself. Do the “exercises” without soaking for a week. Then, soak and do the “exercises”. Send us your results!
Your health-mental and physical is your most important asset. Soaking is good for you in more ways than one!
SANUM PER AQUA Latin for Health Through Water.
nice and interesting articles