Brain Workouts To Improve Your Memory

How did you do? If you didn't do too well on this memory game, don't worry. It's not too late to engage in powerful mental exercises to improve your brain's health!

To improve memory, you need to keep learning and developing new skills. The key is changing it up to challenge your brain in different ways. You might try...

Brain Games

Improve your problem solving skills through crossword puzzles, chess, sudoku or jigsaw puzzles.

Building A Skill

Create new pathways in your brain by learning an instrument or language.

Creative Play

Improve your focus by practicing meditation through pottery, art therapy, knitting, or painting.

In the age of information overload, it’s worth remembering that our smartphones aren’t the only thing that needs a regular recharge. Our minds do too.

Consolidation is when our brains turn short-term information into long term memory. This happens while we're sleeping!

Recharging your brain means getting enough sleep. On average, we need about 7-8 hours of sleep every night.

Daily exercise, like a 20-30-minute walk, can help your brain function. Studies show physical activity can prevent and even slow down cognitive decline like dementia.

Get moving by:

• Riding a bike around your neighborhood

• Stretching

• Setting a daily walk reminder

• Joining a local gym or dance club

The more social connections someone has, the better they are at preserving mental function and memory,

Positive social time with others (friends, family, coworkers, and even strangers!) can help stimulates the brain and keep it sharp.

Take 5 minutes today to give your brain a workout!

Which strategy will you try first?