10 Free Brain Exercises You Can Do Today

Do you want to have some fun and do your brain a favor at the same time? Okay, forget about doing your brain a favor, how about the FUN!

Serious brain trainers and gamers alike will enjoy something from this list!

1. Printed Puzzles, Games and Brain Exercises

   If you get a daily or weekend newspaper chances are you are throwing out your free resource every day! If you are really stuck for cash, you could fill out the ones in the magazine or newspaper at the coffee shop or waiting room!

   Usual types of puzzles are
   • Crossword puzzles
   • Sudoku
   • Brain Teasers
   • Riddles
   • Wordsearch
   • Picture Puzzles
   
   
2. Trial Lumosity Brain Games Online

   Lumosity has a great set of brain games to exercise your brain - it's my favorite.

   Why not try some of the games for free or sign up for your Free 14 day trial. The games are quick and easy to do. They are in the category of being stimulating rather than frustrating!

   Lumosity fits my criteria for a good brain training program and I use it myself.

3. Borrow a Nintendo DS or a Wii Console

   Nintendo DS is what started the brain training phenomenon. 

   Games to try include Big Brain Academy to find out your brain weight or Dr Kawishima’s Brain Training to find out your Brain Age!

   These are family favorites, but we fight each other for access to the DS!
   

4. Brain Arena - Brainarena.com

   The gamers amongst you will enjoy the challenge of this. A bit like gladiators for the brain. A bit of fun!

   Many of the games are similar to Brain Training and Big Brain Academy on Nintendo DS.

5. Brain Train - Braintrain.com.au

   This is an Australian based website by the Liptons Tea people to promote the brain enhancing properties of tea! However, the games are really very good if you don't mind seeing the Liptons branding everywhere!

6. Sharp Brains - Sharpbrains.com

   A selection of brain teasers listed in sections on how they exercise the brain. This website has quite a bit of information and research on the science behind exercising your brain.

7. Brainwaves - Brainwaves.com

   If you like Sudoku, number or crossword type puzzles this will be up your alley. Has some interesting background information. A limited selection of games, so you will go searching for me - but not a bad start for today!

8. Games for the Brain - Gamesforthebrain.com

   Basic set of games but the last time I checked no record of your scores. I haven’t tried it but you can also get some of the games optimized for mobile use on your cell or PDA but nothing fancy for your iPhone yet!

9. Miniclip Brain Training  - Miniclip.com

   Most games are free on Miniclip – but you will need flash to run the games.
   

10. Fit Brains - Fitbrains.com

    This is a newer program still developing. The games are quite involved and take a bit of time both to do and to get used to. Several different skills required. so will appeal to those who like something a little more involved.

No excuses, it won’t even cost you to try some of the brain exercises are free and you can sign up for a free account to monitor your progress!

Go on, get out there and try some brain games. You might even get hooked! 

Best of all, you might even make it a habit, that you will pay you dividends for many years to come. 

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