Your brain is not a muscle , but it can be treated as. Many people focus on physical fitness , but few know that brain fitness is also something that you can work on . In fact , you can exercise your brain as often as you would in your arms or abs - and the consequences can be positive and empowering . It is helpful to think of your brain as you'd muscles . To improve your brain , you can not repeat the same exercises over and over again . Just as weights 2 pounds will cease to challenge you , so repetitive exercises like crosswords or Sudoku .
