In the same way that exercise can build muscular strength and endurance, you can do the same thing for your brain.
Cognitive exercises can strengthen synapses—the bridges that connect one brain cell to the next. The more solid these connections, the better off you’ll be.
Physical exercises increase blood flow to your brain and actually have been shown to reverse age-related brain shrinkage. Even if you haven’t thought about physical activity in some time, there is a new twist on exercise that makes it surprisingly easy. We’ll start slowly, take it gently, and you’ll be in control every step of the way.
As you’ll see, the food choices you learned about in Step One work hand in hand with the simple exercises you’ll learn about now in Step Two. The benefits for brain function have been proven in controlled tests and scans of brain structure.