Exercising the Mind is Important Too!!

That is why it is important to understand that total wellbeing involves educating ourselves . . . . about how good fitness is paramount in our ability to be able to think and work.

Exercising The Mind

By Samuel Thompson

Everyone knows that exercising your body is an important thing to do – it offers great benefits. However, exercising your mind is equally important - not only to benefit the body but also to keep the mind functioning at a high level.

You find afflictions of the mind like forgetfulness, memory loss and Alzheimer dementia (AD) among all age groups, not just the elderly. Although, there are no medications to prevent AD there are things you can do to keep the mind sharp and alert.

Some of the things you can do are physical activity, healthy eating, activity to stimulate the mind, and avoiding things that injure brain cells, such as alcohol. Even depression can cause injury to brain cells.

We all stimulate our mind to some degree. We all have thought processes. We awake with thoughts and we go to bed thinking about things. In fact, we allow thoughts to enter our mind very easily. Our thoughts jump from one thing to another. We are often unconscious as to our thoughts, and we are especially unconscious as to why our thoughts jump about.

However, it is not enough to simply think (have thoughts) on such things as politics, social, economic, community and personal problems, or spiritual fulfillment. If you are to hold off the ravages of forgetfulness, memory loss, and perhaps AD, you must force the mind into a higher level of activity.

You must engage in stimulating mental activity to strengthen brain cells and nerve connections. Vigorously exercising your mind, regardless of age, is necessary for long-term mental health. Do not allow long periods to elapse without stretching, extending, and forcing your mind into new areas of stimulation and challenge.

Enrolling in continuing education courses, or returning to school to get an advanced degree, college degree or GED are perhaps the most recognizable methods for exercising your mind. You are forced to study, remember things, and to multi-task.

Of course, any exercise method is a good method when you can regularly force your mind to study, recall figures, facts and all sorts of information. Joining organizations, groups, or a chess club is also a start. Participating in on-line forums and doing a lot of thoughtful reading are other things you can do to get started.

Always engaging yourself in some sort of new learning is very important. Challenge yourself to learn a hobby, computers, a new skill, or build a website. It is "the challenges" that will force your mind into a higher level of activity. You benefit through strengthen brain cells and nerve connections. Exercise your body and, especially, exercise your mind in order to live a more vigorous and fulfilling life. It is never too late to start.

Thanks Sam!

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