[For Seniors] Brain Training Recommended for Dementia Prevention

Brain-training goods made from clear files

[Training goods you can make from unwanted items and 100-yen shop materials] Shape matching with a clear file

This is a game where you combine transparent plastic cards printed with shapes and lines to recreate a sample figure presented in the challenge.

Some figures may look impossible to make with the cards you have, encouraging players to think carefully about how to layer them.

There are techniques such as deliberately overlapping lines to reduce the number of visible lines, so offering effective hints is important when players get stuck.

The process of reasoning about shapes makes it perfect for brain training, and adjusting the positions of the cards to match the sample as closely as possible also helps players focus on fine motor control.

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Rock, paper, scissors in a cross

[3 Brain-Training Finger Exercises] Doing Rock-Paper-Scissors in a Crossed Position Is Hard!

Crossed Rock-Paper-Scissors is a calisthenic exercise done with your hands crossed.

Instead of just doing rock-paper-scissors normally, you cross your hands, so it’s a workout for your brain, too.

It can be hard to do it perfectly on the first try.

By repeating it, your body will learn the movements.

There are also variations like tapping your feet while doing rock-paper-scissors, or adding hand claps, so give them a try.

They all require mental focus, so it feels like your brain gets a full workout.

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Brain training with rock-paper-scissors

Finger Exercises: Brain Training with 10 Rock-Paper-Scissors Variations to Prevent Dementia and Need for Care

This version of the Rock-Paper-Scissors exercise incorporates brain training elements.

It’s recommended for those who want to try a twist on the usual recreational activities.

Examples include exercises where you alternate hands while making rock, scissors, and paper, or doing rock-paper-scissors with one hand while the other hand keeps count.

All of them are challenging tasks that require full brain engagement.

It might be tough at first, but if you do them every day, your body will naturally remember.

Using your fingertips provides good stimulation for the brain and can help support both mental and physical health.

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Finger exercise with rock-paper-scissors (gu-choki-pa)

[Senior Recreation] Create Laughter with Rock-Paper-Scissors Finger Exercises

The Rock-Paper-Scissors exercise is highly recommended for preventing dementia in older adults.

Finger exercises are something we do casually, but many people may not realize that they’re directly connected to the brain.

By moving your fingertips a lot, you can stimulate and activate the brain.

The Rock-Paper-Scissors routine introduced here includes plenty of fun variations, so it’s likely to get some laughs too.

Exercising while having fun is great for building a healthy body.

Let’s laugh from the belly and aim to relieve stress.

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Goo-Paa Exercise

[Exercise for Seniors: Open-and-Close (Goo-Paa) Routine] Dr. Arai’s Rock-Paper-Scissors Exercise — Recommended for brain training, dementia prevention, and care prevention. Please use it in care settings such as day-service centers. by FUKUKURU

This is an exercise designed to stimulate the brain by performing different movements with both hands and feet.

By paying attention to the muscles while shaping the hands and moving the feet, you can also expect benefits such as smoother body movement and improved circulation.

You start with a simple motion—extending both arms forward—and gradually make it more complex by adding elements like hand shapes, the direction you extend your arms, and stepping.

The goal is to reproduce the specified movements as accurately as possible, but even if it doesn’t go perfectly, the process of thinking about the next movement serves as brain training, so keep challenging yourself without giving up.

Maintaining correct posture and moving each body part thoroughly are also important points.

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Preventing dementia with rock-paper-scissors uchiwa (fan)

[Supervised by a Certified Health Exercise Instructor] Brain-training activity with a handmade item! Rock-Paper-Scissors Fan

This is a large uchiwa fan illustrated with the hand shapes used in rock-paper-scissors—rock, scissors, and paper.

The person standing at the front uses the fan to show a hand, and everyone else thinks of the corresponding hand to play.

After seeing the hand that’s shown, participants decide and then show their own hands.

Have them consider not only winning responses but also losing ones.

On the back of the fan, numbers are written; by inserting a step where they determine which hand each number represents, the activity further trains their reasoning skills.

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Enjoy Sports! Pictogram Cards

Pictogram Card No. 016 [Handmade Toy by a Nursery Teacher]

These are cards that use pictograms, familiar from labels of Olympic events.

Sometimes it’s hard to tell which event it is from the pictogram alone.

Let’s have players infer the event by looking at the pictogram’s silhouette.

On the back of each pictogram, include the event name and a clear illustration so players can check the correct answer.

You could also arrange the pictograms in the order of a program listing the event names, among other rules—there are many ways to enjoy these cards.

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