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What Stimulates Your Brain?

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July 16, 2021
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There are numerous activities to keep your brain stimulated, my top ones are: Sudoku, reading in all kinds of genres, writing limericks, Zumba ( learning new dance steps ), trying out new recipes, playing Mexican Train ( dominos ), playing card game Quiddler, crocheting, making bookmark/ friendship bracelets out of embroidery floss, socializing and exercising.

How do you stimulate your brain?

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RacquelE712599

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Eating and Reading

Racquel Evans

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@RacquelE712599 enthusiast yes to both!

MarkV847771

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Okay, this may be a bit weird but I like to go walking at night, and about every 10 minutes I stop, close my eyes, and smell the air. I work over the smells in my brain to categorize them but not to try and identify them. I do try to figure out if I smelled some of the scents in the past. The nose is the most directly-connected sensory organ to the brain and by analyzing scents like this I'm giving it a work out, using it in the same way our ancestors did to gain information on their surroundings.

-Mark

The medicine man at www.medicinemanplantco.com

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@MarkV847771 Very creative, that's an awesome way to get your brain engaged and a little exercise too. Might try that one out myself.

MarkV847771

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Just be sure you're somewhere safe while standing with your eyes closed in the dark. 😉

-Mark

The medicine man at www.medicinemanplantco.com

AARPRachelA

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Reading is a big one for me too @Rhymesometimes 📚 Have any good books to share? Lately, I've been doing more yoga to stimulate my mind and body. This summer, I've become an early morning person (gasp!) and I've found that morning yoga is an incredibly beneficial way for me to start my day.

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RhymesometimesAuthor

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@AARPRachelA Love getting up early, it's the most productive time for me. Welcome to the early bird group. 🐥 I keep saying I'm going to incorporate yoga. You are inspirational. I can recommend two interesting books I recently read. 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear and Joshua Foer's "Moonwalking with Einstein."

AARPRachelA

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Thanks for the book recs @Rhymesometimes! 🤓 There's a free Stretchy Calming Yoga with Adriene class that AARP is hosting tomorrow morning. Check it out!

UpperHandsPiano

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One of the best ways to increase brain function is by playing an instrument, because it is multi-sensorial, meaning that it engages multiple parts of the brain for reading, listening, touch, emotion, intuition, sequencing, and it's fun! If anyone wants more information about the instruction books I've written especially for adults over 50, check out my website: UpperHandsPiano.com.

I also LOVE to read! Fiction, and Non-fiction about Psychology, self-improvement, politics, biographies...

My guilty pleasure is playing Words With Friends, which is like Scrabble on your phone 😊

RhymesometimesAuthor

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@UpperHandsPiano That's fantastic! Never to late.

UpperHandsPiano

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Absolutely true! I teach several students in their 90s! No centenarians yet 🙂

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@Rhymesometimes I love doing crossword puzzles every day, playing strategic card games, reading, great discussions and debates with friends and family, watching my favorite late night shows on CNN, and problem solving. Oh, and listening to great music that makes me remember the best times in my life.