Brain Aerobics
Challenge and strengthen your mind weekly!
Brain Aerobics is a structured total brain workout designed to exercise the concentration ability, visual/spatial orientation, memory, critical thinking, numeracy skills and language function of the brain.
The class starts with a physical warm up exercise, followed by language warm up before having students work through the different brain exercises. The class ends with a topic for discussion and students will be given a weekly brain health lifestyle challenge to take home.
The exercises are different each week to provide different levels of stimulation to the brain.
Who is this for?
This course is designed for people who want to give their brain some fun and stimulating exercise to strengthen and maintain brain function regardless of age.
Outcomes
- Fun and socialisation
- Strengthen brain function
- Human interactions and meaningful engagement
Material/Preparation
We will be providing markers for you to use at the session. Please bring along your favourite pen if you prefer.
About Fit Minds Australia
Fit Minds Australia offers effective and fun brain fitness program to strengthen and maintain brain function, delay brain ageing, and reduce the risk of developing dementia at later years.
It is uniquely structured to offer effective stimulation to support a wide range of brain function.
The program enhances mental sharpness and flexibility, and provides a sense of accomplishment and independence. At its core, Fit Minds program offers the highest level of meaningful engagement for the people that participate in it.
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About the tutor
Shannon Chin
After leaving a successful corporate career of 20 years, Shannon founded Fit Minds Australia in 2018. She published her first book 'Demystifying Dementia' in 2019. She's also an international speaker.Having worked in the Aged Care industry and losing her grandma to dementia, she has become an advocate for brain health and dementia.
Her hope is to contribute towards a dementia-friendly nation starting from creating awareness and understanding, to supporting people to live well with dementia. Being an advocate for brain health, Shannon specialises in helping people build healthy brain function using Mental Stimulation Therapy to protect against brain function decline. She emphasises on the importance of exercising and keeping the brain healthy, sharp and active because it means being able to continue to have the capacity to make decisions even at an advanced age, as well as continuing to live and age well.
Shannon has spoken about brain health on different radio programs across Australia. She was featured in Balance by Deborah Hutton and The Carousel magazines, Starts at 60, Australian Seniors News, The Seniors and Thrive50Plus. She's also a contributing writer for an international women magazine.
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