BRAIN - FITNESS

BRAIN-FITNESS

---About 30 years ago, strict bedrest was required after a heart attack. Movement and exercise were seen as enemies in the game. Then, gradually the benefit of exercise became understood. It came to the point that everyone has a gym membership or some kind of regimen in life that includes exercise. As a result, we, as a people, have become healthier.

---It seems that we have now become ready for the next step in our evolution. We are accustomed to the fact that the body does better with exercise. Now, the brain seems to be next. Through, neuroplasticity, we now understand that the brain does better with exercise. Exercise has worked on the body and now we see that a series of exercises have been developed that improves our thinking. Just as the doctor said ‘’use them or lose them’’ when discussing my legs, the same term applies to the brain and its’ parts. Use them or lose them. There is a quote by Stephen Hawking that seems to fit here, ‘’Don’t be disabled spiritually as well as physically.’’

---We can definitely do things that help improve our minds. At one time we were told that we have what we have and through some kind of draw we were stuck being the way we were born. Now, science is telling us that that is not true. We don’t have to be a 97 lb weakling, mentally or physically, unless that is what we want. Realistically, I’m sure there are some limits on the possibilities, but according to science, we are NOT as stuck as we once thought. Be Well.