Tag Archives: Physical Exercise

Get Moving This Labor Day Weekend

September 3, 2010 – 7:57 pm

One of the long standing mantras here at Brain Fitness for Life is the positive correlation between staying active and maintaining your cognitive ability as you age. This week a U.S. News & World Report article titled Attention, Couch Potatoes! Walking Boosts Brain Connectivity, Function gave details of a recent cognitive study published in the [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Posted in Aging Well, Brain Decline, Brain health, Brain Research, Fitness, Health & Wellness | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

7 Ways to Improve Your Energy and Mental Focus

June 4, 2010 – 6:25 pm

This Brain Fitness for Life blog  has delivered several articles on ways to keep your memory sharp. Many of you have also inquired about ways to keep your natural energy up throughout the day to help you concentrate better. There are some simple, scientifically proven, things you can do during the course of the day [...]

By Michael Rucker | Posted in Attention Skills, brain food, Brain health, Brain Research, Health & Wellness, Lifelong learning, Mind Fitness, Mind/Body, Physical Exercise | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (10)

The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain

April 23, 2010 – 2:18 pm

Barbara Strauch, the Health and Science Editor for the New York Times, was a guest on NPR’s radio program Fresh Air with Terry Gross last week to discuss the topic of the aging brain and promote her new book The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind. During the [...]

By Michael Rucker | Posted in Aging Well, Books, Brain Decline, Brain health | Also tagged , brain books, | Comments (1)

Staying Fit Can Ward Off Cognitive Impairment

March 20, 2010 – 2:20 am

Brain Fitness for Life has long reported on the positive benefits of physical exercise and brain health: https://brainfitnessforlife.com/fitness/physical-brain-boosters https://brainfitnessforlife.com/brain-exercises/want-to-get-smarter https://brainfitnessforlife.com/uncategorized/exercise-to-get-new-neurons https://brainfitnessforlife.com/alzheimers/even-a-little-exercise-is-beneficial Recent research coming out of the Mayo Clinic, and published in the Archives of Neurology, adds to the growing body of evidence that adults who engage in moderate exercise during midlife or late in [...]

By Michael Rucker | Posted in Brain health, Brain Research, Cognitive Impairment, Fitness | Also tagged , , | Comments (1)

5 Strategies to Improve Memory

February 19, 2010 – 8:07 pm

It’s important to remind ourselves of some of the simple ways to improve memory. Here are five methods to improve memory based on scientific research: 1) Sleep – Sleep has long been identified by scientists as the state in which our bodies optimize and consolidate newly acquired information and store it as memory. A new [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Posted in Memory | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (2)

101 New Year’s Resolutions

December 29, 2009 – 2:56 pm

It’s the time  to reflect on the past year 2009 and set new personal goals for the coming year 2010. We have a few ideas for you – some simple, some bigger. The important thing is to resolve to change something. Consider the positive effects on your brain. You’ll be all the better for it…. [...]

By Laura Fay | Posted in Aging Well, Attention Skills, Brain exercises, brain food, Concentration, driving skills, Fitness, Language, Memory, Mind/Body, Physical Exercise | Also tagged Brain exercises, , , , | Comments (0)

Physical Brain Boosters

September 10, 2009 – 3:51 pm

To get the most from your brain performance as you take physical exercise,  follow this simple advice: Exercise within the boundaries of your fitness level. Work out a training program that suits you and never over-do it. From week to week gradually increase the length of your exercise sessions and along with improving your physical [...]

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