Learning was the theme of this month’s networking breakfast. Specifically, we learned how to stay active and keep your brain healthy as we age.
A big thank you to Paula Lemkuil, in Community Relations at the Belmont Village Senior Living in Aliso Viejo, for educating our members about the six domains of Brain Fitness. These six domains and exercises are a big part of the Memory Care program offered to the Belmont Village Senior Living residents to keep their minds sharp and their brains healthy!
Tips to Keep Your Brain Active
As mentioned, Paula began with educating us about the brain and how to continue to build cognitive reserve as we age. The slide in the image to the right provides some of those tips:
- Have a strong social network
- Do aerobic and strength exercises
- Do a mental workout (one featured below!)
- Practice life-long learning
- Live a healthy lifestyle to reduce your stress
- Have a heart-healthy diet
- Find a sense of purpose and feeling useful
Mental Workout Example – Challenge Your Brain!
Below is one of the numerous games Paula used in her presentation to involve the Aliso Viejo Chamber members. Brain games like Sudoku are also great to practice, but a variety of games are best, so you can stretch your brain in ways it is not used to! All these games are aimed at challenging memory recall, analytical thinking, and attention.
For the game below, try to guess what all three of these words have in common:
(To find the answers, navigate to the bottom of this blog!)
About Belmont Village Senior Living
If you are not familiar with Belmont Village, it is a nationally recognized premier senior living community. Belmont Village traces its success to a founding vision to see aging as a gift and to serve residents with an uncompromising program of architecture, hospitality, and care. To learn more or to explore living here yourself, please visit their website.
Interested in Joining Our Next Event?
The Aliso Viejo Chamber of Commerce creates member-to-member and member-to-community connections through the internet and social media as well as through events, like this Networking Breakfast. We hold the Breakfast every second Tuesday of every month at the Aliso Viejo Conference Center, but there are many other events that you can attend by visiting our event calendar.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Chamber, we’d love to have you. Learn more about the benefits of joining.
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