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Tag Archives: Brain Fitness
Best Seller: Rock Me Archimedes
Rock Me Archimedes has been an instant best seller in Marbles Stores since its release in October. Based on the concept of weight distribution and balancing, the game is beautifully simple, yet very strategic. Rock Me Archimedes was one of Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Products
Tagged Attention, best sellers, Brain Fitness, Coordination, Critical Thinking, fine motor skills, party games, Products, strategy games
Discover Some Brain Benefits of Reading
As the weather starts to get cooler, I feel the pull of my couch and the desire to curl up with a good book. In a previous blog I mentioned that reading literature on a regular basis engages the hippocampus, Read More
Posted in General
Tagged Brain Fitness, cognitive stimulation, focus and attention, reading, Word Skills, Working Memory
Senior Citizens Day
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan declared August, 21st to be National Senior Citizens Day. This day is meant to be a celebration of seniors and was created to encourage younger generations to spend time with their elders or do volunteer Read More
Posted in General
Tagged Brain exercise, Brain Fitness, continual learning, Memory, seniors, Word Skills
Brainy People Wanted
Next month I will celebrate my 4 year anniversary with Marbles: The Brain Store. I was the first BrainCoach hired and I am still working for the company. I never imagined that we would grow so quickly. In September and October we will add 4 more stores–One in Delaware, another in the L.A. area and 2 in Seattle. By the end of October, we will have 29 stores in the U.S. It has definitely been an adventure Read More
Posted in General
Tagged Brain Fitness, careers
What was your favorite outdoor game?
We’ve been doing a lot of reminiscing here in the brain workshop lately. It seems that some of the best childhood games make the best games for grown-ups too! So what was your favorite game to play as a youngster? Read More
Posted in Brain Workshop, Fun, Products
Tagged Brain Fitness, children, Coordination, family games, fine motor skills, Group Games, hand-eye coordination, Outdoor Games, Products
Increase Your Vocabulary With Word Games
The Parietal lobe is one of the areas of the brain that is responsible for interpreting and remembering the spelling and meanings of words. Along with Broca’s Area (in the frontal lobe) and Wernicke’s Areas (in the temporal lobe), the parietal lobe give us the ability to process, understand and speak language. Playing word games can help strengthen these areas. For instance, researchers and educators believe that reading and playing word games are the top two ways to strengthen your vocabulary and other word skills. Read More
Posted in Products, Research
Tagged Brain Fitness, cognitive stimulation, family games, Group Games, party games, Social Interaction, vocabulary, Word Skills
Do You Know How to Play All of These Games?
This is one of the most asked questions our BrainCoaches hear in the stores. And the answer is usually “Yes”. Quite a bit of training is involved in developing product knowledge, which allows us to help you find products that Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Products
Tagged Brain Fitness, Creativity, Critical Thinking, dancing eggs, family games, Group Games, party games, Social Interaction, Word Skills, you've been sentenced
Treat Your Brain to a Good Book
I was in love with reading before I even knew how. I started at an early age and it was how I spent the majority of my free time as a kid. My family often made comments about always finding Read More
Posted in Health
Tagged Brain Fitness, brain health, get caught reading, reading
New Studies Confirm Benefits of Exercising the Brain
This is fantastic news and needs to be shared: “exercising your brain is good for you and it may keep you healthier in a cognitive way much longer, even if you have early diagnosis of dementia.” In the past month there have been even more studies showing the benefits of keeping yourself cognitively stimulated by doing simple things such as playing games and staying socially engaged. Read More
The Brain Benefits of Crossword Puzzles
Four Ways Crossword Puzzles Benefit Your Brain
1. Enhance vocabulary
2. Strengthen word recall and memory
3. Stimulate problem solving skills
4. Improve focus and attention Read More
Posted in Fun, Health, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Brain Fitness, cognitive reserve, cognitive stimulation, Crosswords, focus and attention, Memory, problem solving, word recall, Word Skills