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How to be a Brainfit® Coach
Brainfit® for Life classes are popular - in the community, the workplace, wellness classes, clubs and in retirement villages. People are asking about these Brainfit for Life courses all over. We'd love to be offering Brainfit® for Life classes to everyone . But We...
Keep That Boomer Brain Growing.
It seems a long time since I was in grade school. I can still remember having a science class where the teacher handed round a model of a human brain. It looked kind of creepy and I wasn't keen to touch it! But I can still hear him talking about how we, at about...
Cross-Train your Brain
Include these cross-over exercises in your daily routine. Your brain will love them! 1) Cross Body Contact – Work up to doing 20 a day 1. Stand with feet hip-distance apart. 2. Think of your body as a big 'X' - bring your hands up and out if you'd like. 3. Slowly...
How Your Brain Forms a Habit
Did you make a New Year's resolution? Several? Most resolutions to do better are about forming habits. Recognize these? I must get physically fit I'll lose weight I'll quit smoking And you will have made that resolution before! Aristotle said: 'We are what we...
Why poor balance affects memory
Do you sometimes feel dizzy and find it difficult to balance? Find out why. Balance relies on the interaction between many different organs and systems in the body. Your brain centrally processes all the 'balance' information coming from the senses and for all the...
What Do Areas of the Brain Do?
The brain is divided into lobes and each has a range of specific functions. Some of the following symptoms may indicate disorders in that lobe. Frontal Lobes The frontal lobes are part of the Cerebral Cortex and are the largest of the brain's structures....
Is it Dementia or Alzheimer’s?
Are YOU confused? You’re not alone! As more and more people are diagnosed with brain disorders, the terms dementia and Alzheimer’s are bandied about. But what do they mean? Here’s the simple answer. Dementia isn’t a specific disease. Dementia is the overall term that...
How well can you read faces?
When you look at someone Can you tell what they are thinking? Or feeling? And does it matter? YES! Recognizing how others are reacting is the first big step in getting along with others. And that matters, doesn't it? Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of The...
How Much Practice Do I Need?
The answer to this is a surprise! Joan and Mary spent exactly the same amount of time practising their memory exercises. 20 minutes a day, broken up into 5 minute bits. But Joan ended up with a higher rate of improvement than Mary. WHY? Because what’s important...
How Music Makes You Spend.
The magic of the music seems to light the way. JOHN LENNON, Intuition It mightn’t be Lennon’s music that ‘lights your way’ but there is a 99% chance that some sequence of musical sounds will. Music is right up there with sex and eating as one of life’s greatest...