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Tag Archives: Exercise
Keeping the Easter Bunny’s Mind Sharp
The Easter Bunny stopped by the headquarters of Marbles The Brain Store to get some suggestions on how to improve his brain function. We know that creativity is extremely important to him, so we knew that Colorfall was a must-have. Read More
Love Your Brain! Brain Awareness Week
At Marbles: The Brain Store we pride ourselves on the brainy games and puzzles that we carry. We strive to offer fun and challenging products to help your brain. But we are not just concerned about selling products. We also Read More
Juggle Your Way to a Healthy Brain?
According to a 2009 Oxford University study, learning to three-ball cascade juggle is associated with a transient and highly selective increase in gray matter in the occipito-temporal cortex. (That’s just a an incredibly brainy was of saying that juggling is Read More
Celebrate National Yo-Yo Day!
In ancient Greece, the toy was made from wood, metal, and terra cotta, and the two halves were decorated with pictures of the gods. In the early 1920s, a young Phillipine immigrant named Pedro Flores brought along a homemade toy Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Products, video
Tagged Coordination, Exercise, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, Products
Outdoor Fun This Memorial Day
It’s Memorial Day today, and besides being a day to honor soldiers who gave their lives in the service, it is also the unofficial beginning of the summer season, and a time when people are going outdoors. The weather’s nicer, Read More
Posted in Fun, General, Products, Random
Tagged Coordination, dexterity, Exercise, family games, Group Games, hand-eye coordination, Physical exercise
Stimulate your brain in new and healthy ways!
Whether it’s your mother, your doctor, your friends or your television, someone is always urging you to go outside and get some physical exercise. If you’re anything like I was when I was younger, you’d likely retort with some pathetic excuse about mental exercise being much more useful than physical exercise. Read More
Posted in Fun, General
Tagged Brain Fitness, Brain training, cognitive reserve, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Exercise, Neurobics
Giving is Good for Your Brain
The last thing I wanted to do was get out of bed at 7:30am on a rainy Sunday morning. I seriously considered going back to bed, but I didn’t. Instead I got up and headed to Montrose Harbor for the Read More
Posted in General, Health, Press, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease, Brain Fitness, Exercise, Memory, Research, Social Interaction
Walk with us!
As we Mind our Minds in honor of Memory Month, we will be participating in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimers. Stores in all 5 states will be walking on behalf of Team Marbles. Please signup using the links Read More
Posted in Fun, Health, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease, Exercise, Memory
Put Some Spring In Your Brain
You probably know that physical activity is good for your heart, but did you know that it is extremely beneficial to your brain as well? Research has shown that exercise increases the diameter of the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain, allowing greater delivery of oxygen to your neurons. It can also stimulate the growth of connections between those neurons (known as synapses). These connectors can strengthen many areas of our brain. Read More