Boost your brain power

FEELING a bit sluggish? Get your mind going with these tips.

play video games

Some people might think that zapping alien spaceships that pop out from behind asteroids is goofing off. but studies show that such action games help spur better hand-eye coordination and visuomotor skills.

If you have a more complex game, it can help boost your decision-making skills too.

learn a language

When we speak, the words we use and the sentences we create reflect our culture and the way we do things. By learning a new language, you can view the world differently.

For example, the French say vingt, trente and quarante, being 20, 30 and 40, but they don’t have a word for 80. Instead, they say quatre-vingts, literally four-20s.

Go somewhere new

Staying in your comfort zone can act as a straitjacket. Get out and absorb new opinions and ways of doing things. You may not always agree or find it comfortable, but you will stretch your mind. It may also help you think of newer, better or different ways of tackling recurring obstacles in your life.

Work out

Any sort of exercise gets the blood pumping, which means that oxygen is transported throughout the body, boosting absorption of nutrients, the energy cycle of individual cells and eliminating toxins from cells.

If you’re unfit, see your doctor first and see what sort of exercise plan will suit you best.