5 Apps That Help Train Your Brain For Seniors
While your brain may not actually be a muscle, it is still important to train it every single day. As you get older, your brain will start to falter more, so it is especially important for seniors to do brain exercises daily. There are the classics, like Sudoku or crossword puzzles, but in 2021 there are hundreds of apps you can access on your phone that will help with your cognitive health. Here are the top 5 apps that Get Well Home Health, Inc. would recommend.
Elevate — Brain Training
Selected by Apple as “App of the Year”, Elevate is a free brain training program designed to improve focus, speaking abilities, processing speed, memory, math skills, and more. Each person is provided with a personalized training program that adjusts over time to maximize results.
The more you train with Elevate, the more you’ll improve critical cognitive skills that are proven to boost productivity, earning power, and self-confidence. Users who train at least 3 times per week have reported dramatic gains and increased confidence.
Lumosity
Lumosity is split into sessions of three games tailored to your goals: memory, attention, problem solving, processing speed or flexibility of thinking. The games are played against the clock and change every time. Developers say just one session a day can improve mental skills and users can track progress and compare performance with others.
When you first download the app, you’ll be prompted to take a free, 10-minute test to gauge your skill level. After that, you can choose between playing 3 games a day for free, or pay a subscription fee for full access.
Fit Brains Trainer
This brain training app has 10 sets of games that work on different areas of the brain and improve memory as well as concentration. A user is required to finish a particular task from each category on a daily basis and the app tracks the progress by a color coded graph. The app has been ranked the #1 education app in over 90 countries, and is completely free of charge.
Peak — Brain Training
Peak has over 45 games covering six categories to help develop your mind: Memory, Attention, Problem-Solving, Mental Agility, Language, Coordination and Emotion Control. It has ‘Daily Workouts’ for a full lesson, or ‘Coffee Breaks’, which are exercises under 5 minutes if you’re short on time. Peak willeven provide you with a full progress report, with feedback on how to better improve.
There is a subscription fee for the app.
BrainHQ
BrainHQ is your online headquarters for working out your brain. Think of it as a personal gym, where you exercise your memory, attention, brain speed, people skills, intelligence and navigation instead of your abs, delts, and quads.
The BrainHQ brain-training program represents the culmination of 30 years of research in neurological science and related medicine. It was designed by an international team of neuroscientists, led by Michael Merzenich — a professor emeritus in neurophysiology, member of the National Academy of Sciences, co-inventor of the cochlear implant, and Kavli Prize laureate.
After a free 30-day trial, there is a subscription fee.
Brain training apps may not fully replace medical interventions, it can certainly help alleviate some of the struggles as long as you stick to a routine. Of course, a book of Sudoku can only supplement these apps ☺️
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