A Mental Fitness Boom?
The Vancouver Sun has an interesting article on Brain Gyms a New Industry. They speak literally not figuratively about Gyms. Fitness centers for the brain, structured like those that we have for the body, are starting to pop up!
The article highlights vibrantBrains a firm offering, among other things, memberships in a Neurobics Circuit Training that includes:
“Happy Neuron’s 35 challenging cognitive skill workouts and games emphasizing language, attention and focus, visual-spatial, and reasoning skills.
Lumosity’s brain exercises that can improve memory and attention and lead to quicker thinking, increased alertness, elevated mood and better concentration.
Art Dealer software that encourages practice of reasoning and concentration skills while bidding on art in a virtual auction.
Stress management software tools that help train you to monitor and manage your stress levels by emWave®.
Nintendo®’s BrainAge™, which enables you to measure your “brain age” and then improve it as you play.
vibrantBrains’ relaxing lounge where there is a good cup of tea always available and interesting reading and learning opportunities in a community setting.”
A three month membership (unlimited sessions) is $180. The Gym is located in San Francisco with a second one opening in Foster City this month.
If I lived in California I would sign up in a flash. Hopefully there is a cognitive designer in the area that will do so and share findings and insights with us.
If you want to hear more about vibrantBrains in the blog sphere I suggest you start with the post at idealawg.
