A fit mind is the wagon to a fit life. We all take toil and trouble to keep our physic fit as we age. But what we forget is essentially that not only is our body going through the process of aging but also our mind. Mostly by middle age or after middle age our mind becomes the target of many age related diseases like dementia, nervous breakdown and so on. So for mind fitness proper mental exercise is required to keep the signs of age at bay.
Along with physical exercise that ensures proper blood flow to your mind 30 minutes of mental exercise can keep you young and active for a long time. There are quite few numbers of mind fitness exercises and games that you can try which are also enjoying.
First of all challenge your mind with new ways. This allows your mind to stay active in a natural way. If you have good vocabulary and command over language, then play with words. If you are great in mathematics, then try to play with numbers. In other words try to keep your brain active in your area of interest.
Simple games like Sudoku, Scrabble, chess and some mathematical games are the simplest mind fitness exercises that you can play in your leisure time with your kid. It challenges your brain in a good way as your opponent is only a child so you don’t want to end up being a loser. Read the rest of this entry »