4 exercises, not to lose to old age a sober mind and clear memory

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Regular exercise helps us stay fit and push back the timing of changes associated with age. And this applies to all organs of our body, including the brain.

Site talk about 4 simple exercises that will help to preserve memory and other cognitive functions until old age.

Multi-colored text





Before you the list of words written in different colors. Start in order from the first word to name aloud the color in which the text was written. Scroll to the end and then repeat in reverse order. It will be difficult, since the perception of the text and the colors correspond to the different hemispheres of the brain.

• Use: Effective prevention of Alzheimer's disease: helps to establish new connections between the hemispheres, trains concentration and attention switching.

Table Schulte





Focus on the number 19 in the center of the square. Your goal is to find 1 and then all remaining digits in ascending order, locking the figure look. Subsequently, for this exercise a table you can draw your own with a chaotic arrangement of numbers in cells or found on the Internet.

• Use: Increases the speed of adoption and processing of information, and also develops peripheral vision.

Finger signs





Fold the fingers of the right hand so that they showed the sign of "peace" fingers of the left hand show "OK". Then alternately change the position of the fingers so that the left hand was showing "peace", right — "OK". Repeat nesokolko times. Now perform the exercise both right and left hand.

• Use: Trains attention and ability to quickly switch from one task to another.

Simultaneous letter





Take 2 sheets of paper in each hand and a convenient writing instrument. At the same time start to draw with both hands and geometric shapes. You can also write letters or words with the same number of characters.

• Use: Simultaneous letter teaches the brain to simultaneously handle multiple tasks, stimulates the activity of both hemispheres.

A few more tips Neuroscientist Lawrence Katz has developed a system of exercises for the brain to maintain its functions to a ripe old age.

Here are some tips from his books:

• Train redominantly hand, doing her usual rituals, such as brushing teeth, combing hair.
• Take a shower and do other usual actions with their eyes closed.
• Change the route getting to work, shop and other familiar places.
• Watch the video without sound, trying to understand gestures, movements, what was going on.

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