Current research shows that adults can and should take care of their brains, both for short-term and long-term benefits. You can improve your overall cognitive function right now—making quick decisions, staying calm and focused under pressure, and multitasking effectively. Over time, you can build up a cognitive reserve to buffer against age-related cognitive decline or other progressive diseases. Short term and long term, we all want to lead productive, successful lives.

Any good brain fitness program must provide you a variety of new challenges over time. While recreational activities like bridge, sudoku, and crossword puzzles can work your brain, only a comprehensive tool based in scientific research, like MindFit, can work all your mental muscles systematically through a completely individualized training regimen for your precise cognitive level. MindFit focuses on life abilities such as: working memory, visual and auditory short term memory, planning, location memory, naming, time estimation, divided attention, and hand-eye coordination.

Problem		Solution
Concern for maintaining and improving existing cognitive functions, as well as slowing any age-related cognitive decline		Our Comprehensive Brain Workout tests 14 different cognitive skills based on a personalized training regimen.
Work stress, family pressure, and anxiety over responsibilities in life		Stress Management Training teaches you to achieve physiological balance, mental clarity, and emotional stability.

If the overarching goal of a brain fitness program is to increase neurogenesis, the creation of new neurons in your brain, then stress management is essential, as prolonged stress kills the very cells you are trying to grow. A biofeedback program, like Freeze-Framer, provides immediate feedback on how you’re doing at lowering your stress and maintaining your peak performance zone. The included sensor shows your heart rate variability in real time as you practice calming and focusing techniques. It’s easy to use and you can see the results immediately. After a few 10-minute sessions per week, you should be able to carry the skills you have learned into your office, home, gym, or athletic competition.

Further Reading

• Finding Time for What’s Important
• Physical and Mental Exercise
• Lifelong Learning and Brain Training
• How can I improve my short term memory?
• Neurogenesis and How Learning Saves Your Neurons