Your brain gives you the power to think, plan, speak and imagine. It controls everything you do, from physical actions to emotional feelings to what you think. Every nerve and cell in your brain is a part of a network that your brain coordinates, controls and regulates. Gym exercises for the brain keep your brain alert and strong by stimulating patterns of neural activity.
Hook-Ups
This exercise helps calm nerves and improves concentration. Stand or sit with your spine straight. Extend your legs in front of you, and cross your right leg over your left at the ankles. Place your right wrist over your left wrist and link your fingers, with your right wrist on top. Bend your elbows out and turn the fingers inward toward the body, until they rest at the center of your chest. Keeping your ankles and wrists crossed, breathe evenly and deeply for a few minutes.
Brain Buttons
The brain buttons are situated in the soft tissue under the collarbone, to the left and right of the breastbone. This activity will help the brain receive more oxygen, and will help it more proficiently send messages from the right brain hemisphere to the left side of the body, and vice versa. It also improves energy levels, and stimulates the carotid artery to get more blood flowing to the brain. Locate your brain buttons and stimulate them for 20 to 30 seconds, releasing the tenderness. Although the points may be tender at first, that will go away after a few days.
Balance Buttons
This exercise helps restore balance to the inner ear, and balances the left and right sides of the body. It also activates the brain for alertness, decision-making and concentration. The balance buttons are located just above the indention where the skull sits on the neck, just behind the mastoid area. Tuck your chin in and hold your head level. Use two or more fingers to fully cover the balance buttons. Hold the balance buttons with one hand while holding your navel with the other for 30 seconds. Switch hands and repeat.
Cross Crawl
The cross crawl helps your brain focus on two-sided movements performed across the midline of the body. This exercise helps activate the left and right sides of the brain to improve balance, focus and coordination. Get down on all fours and move one arm and its opposite leg, then the other arm and its opposite leg. Similar to walking in place, this exercise should not focus on going forward, but on moving opposite limbs to activate both sides of your brain. To improve your balance, perform this exercise with your eyes closed.
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