We must not lose sight of the fact that the brain is a muscle and, like any other, it must be trained. While you don’t have to be physically strong, training your brain requires some key exercises to keep it young and fit over time.
The RAE defines memory as the ability to remember. It is a faculty that deteriorates over the years. But this can be delayed with certain mental activities, and can even prevent or delay diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Through cognitive stimulation from these 5 exercises, it is possible to maintain an agile mind over time:
Learn new things and remember them every day
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In childhood and youth, new things are learned practically every day and, in addition, it is almost mandatory to study and remember them every day since later an exam will be held on the subject. But this is left behind with the arrival of adulthood and later the time.
Once adulthood arrives, you don’t feel the pressure of having to study anything, and that’s when you lose the habit. A good way to resume it is to remember what has been done throughout the day such as meals or the daily routine at work. That will be enough to keep the memory awake.
Use the non-dominant hand
That is, use the left hand if you are right-handed and the right hand if you are left-handed. There is no need to get complicated and look for specific activities to be able to apply this method. It is enough to apply it to daily and habitual chores such as opening a door, eating or brushing your teeth. This supposes an effort and means that every time an action is going to be carried out automatically, the brain is able to remember that what had been established was to do it with the opposite hand.
Recognize past photographs
Senior looking at old photos
This means looking at those images and trying to remember and describe what was happening at the moment the photograph was taken, who captured the moment, who appears in the image, the place of the image, etc. The older these photographs are, the better, since the brain must exert more effort.
reasoning games
Some hobbies such as word searches, three in a row, crossword puzzles, puzzles, sudoku, puzzles, tetris and chess are excellent options to keep your memory active. It is something simple and pleasant but that trains with great benefits for memory.
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Read
It is one of the most common and recommended habits to exercise memory. The ideal, to be really effective, is to read at least half an hour every day. Obviously, the more time you spend reading, the better results you will get.