Cognitive training
Cognitive training — activities designed to enhance mental functions such as memory, attention, and problem-solving. The goal of cognitive training is to improve cognitive abilities through targeted tasks and challenges. It helps to boost and maintain brain function. This type of training is similar to physical one, as it is good for training your stamina, improves your health condition. This training may be beneficial for helping people to maintain and even improve some aspects of cognition. With a large population of aging adults, such improvements could have a significant impact on the mental health and functioning of older adults. Daily training is very useful and seems to have a great influence on elderly brain functioning. Overall, cognitive training enhances brain function, improving quality of life and mental well-being. Ways of training are:1) Walking; 2) Do yoga; 3) Stay hydrated during the day; 4) Playing card games or board games;5) Learning a new language;6) Playing Sudoku; 7) Playing checkers; 8) Socializing; 9) Listening to music; 10) Taking up engaging hobbies; 11) Dancing; 12) Learning a musical instrument.
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