The cover story in U.S. News and World Report this week dealt with keeping your brain fit as you age. The gist of the story is that even in old age, the brain is still capable of improving its function if given the correct stimulus. Doing exercises that stimulate your brain can cause your neurons to form new dendrites. These new connections can lead to improvements in mental sharpness.
This supports the general idea that led to the idea for my book, The Balance Manual, which is that you can improve your brain and body by giving it the right stimulus. Exercise can make your heart and muscles stronger. Mental exercise can improve your brain. And balance exercises can improve your balance. When we do balancing exercises, we are trying to harness the process described in the previous paragraph. We hope that the brain will form new connections in the area that regulates balance and equilibrium.
Click here to read the whole brain fitness article.
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