7 Neuroplasticity Exercises You Should Try

By Patrick Wright


It gets boring and stressful to wake up to the same routine every day. When you already know what to expect when you wake up every day, you become stressed and bored because you have already foreseen the outcome of the day. Therefore, you will become negative towards life because you know that nothing is going to change. This affects the brain and its activity. Hence, to reorganize the brain and its synaptic receptions and connections, you have to find activities that will activate the brain. Below are examples of neuroplasticity exercises you can do to increase the activity of the brain.

Bodybuilders have a range of exercises they can take part in to make their brain active. If you are addicted to working out, you can work out for sixty minutes nonstop. This will help in re-energizing the brain and neurons. If you are not addicted to working out, you can take a walk and do other small activities that will stimulate your brain.

Most people do not like reading books. If you hate reading books because you hate sitting down for a long time in one place, you should look for a good book and read it. Doing things that you hate or you are not used to will make your neurons to be stimulated to the maximum. Therefore, create a list of things you hate doing and do them as they will stimulate your brain.

Also, you can challenge your brain by playing a challenging board game or any other difficult game. This will make your brain to device new tactics to play and win the board game. Therefore, to help your neurons to reconnect and rewire, it is wise to look for challenging games to play. The results will be amazing after the game.

You can also start doing things out of the ordinary. This will help in triggering the brain plasticity. For example, if you are right-handed, you can decide to brush your teeth or write using your left hand. Also, if you are left-handed, you can learn to do things using your right hand. Since learning is considered to be neuroprotective, learning will increase the connections of neurons. Cellular metabolism will increase, and the nerve growth factor will increase.

Another neuroplasticity exercise that you should do is smiling. This may sound lame, but it has been found to work very effectively. Smiling boosts your brain cells at all times. Therefore, the more you smile, the more your brain cells will be stimulated. More so, when you smile, you forget about your stress, worries and daily frustration even it is for the moment.

If you are not used to fasting, you can try intermittent fasting to help your mind to develop synaptic adaptations. Also, the brain will learn to rewire and reconnect. This will help your neurons to grow and develop cognitive capabilities. Also, you will avoid most neurodegenerative diseases.

You may also decide to travel and experience new things. When you travel, you open your mind to adapt to new things. Thus, new pathways and activities in the brain will be opened up. Hence, if you want to become active and rejuvenated, travel as often as you can.




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