The Mental Workout

In describing my experience with this units assignment I would have to say other than feeling relaxed and a little rested, it was beneficial because I am opening my mind up to new things and hoping I can experience all there is to experience as long as I am willing be open minded.  At times I can find it difficult to not think about other things that are going on in my life when asked to not think of anything else and to relax the mind; however, after hearing the same relax the mind and think of nothing over and over, I realize I have fully calmed down and I no longer have these noises in my head.  Of course I would recommend this to others, it great for people to try new things and I actually find it very benefitting and will continue to try different methods of working out my mind.  To me the concept of “mental workout” would simply be exercising the brain by reading educational books or magazines, learning new things or trying old things new ways, or do activities that stimulate or challenges the mind, however, like riding a bike it takes practice to get where you need to be.  By learning new things and being mentally creative exercises the brain giving it a mental workout, this practice has been shown to “decrease one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s”, (Neurological Foundation of New Zealand, 2012).  I could implement mental workouts to foster my psychological health by taking 15 – 20 minutes out of the day to listening to relaxation videos or read an educational book.  

Neurological Foundation of New Zealand. (2012). Mental Workout. Retrieved on March 22, 2014 from https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3876625072962545946#editor/target=post;postID=7712294035024651800.