The Importance of Sleep: What Happens When You Don’t Get Enough

The Importance of Sleep: What Happens When You Don’t Get Enough

Sleep is essential for your overall health and well-being. Regardless of age, if you don’t get enough quality sleep, you may experience several negative effects, including: Cognitive Impairment: Difficulty remembering and thinking clearly. Mood Changes: Increased...

New Brainfit® Coaches

In March, two new Brainfit® Coaches graduated from their training and we are delighted to announce that Brain Fit for Life© classes are now available in Christchurch, Onehunga, West Auckland, Remuera and the Eastern suburbs as well as Whanganui, Papamoa and Blenheim...
Keep That Boomer Brain Growing.

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...
Why poor balance affects memory

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...
How Much Practice Do I Need?

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...