Lumosity: A Workout for Your Brain

January 4, 2012 by  
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This brain-workout post is a part of our second-annual New Year, New Rear Week to help you to be fitter, healthier and a touch (okay, a lot!) more awesome in 2012. Read all New Year, New Rear posts here! Today we’re going to switch things up a bit by talking about a different kind of workout. [...]

Exercises to Boost Your Brain Power

April 5, 2011 by  
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When you work out, a few things probably run through your mind: changing your body composition, burning calories, building more muscle and strengthening your cardiovascular system. But did you know that there is one body part that most of us neglect to think about in terms of exercise? This specific organ helps you do, well, [...]

Can’t Stick to Your New Year’s Resolution? Blame Your Brain

January 8, 2011 by  
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Uh-oh! The New Year’s just begun and already you’re finding it hard to keep those resolutions to trash the junk food, get off the couch or kick smoking. There’s a biological reason a lot of our bad habits are so hard to break—they get wired into our brains. That’s not an excuse to give up. Understanding how [...]