Keep Your Mind in Shape

The Smertty.com exercises are designed to stimulate your brain. Solving simple math and logic problems quickly, and reading aloud have been proven to be effective methods of achieving this goal. Baby Boomers and test-prepping school kids alike want to challenge themselves and find ways to stay sharp. Brainbrightener.com acts like a treadmill for the mind. Smertty.com presents quick mental activities that help keep your mind in shape.

Activities include solving simple math problems, simultaneous counting, finding differences between images, reading classic literature out loud, memorization and recall activities and more. You can also play fun games like Sudoku, the number puzzle game which has become an extremely popular feature in U.S. Newspapers, as well as crossword and word search.

We all know as we grow older our bodies change and it becomes important to regularly exercise to maintain health and fitness. Our minds are no different. "Use it or lose it," as the saying goes. New research indicates mental acuity may be strengthened, like muscles, with brain exercises. And these exercises must be done regularly to retain the benefits long term.