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Start Small to support your brain health.

There are many ways to support your brain health. These cards offer simple tips to try in four categories.

  • Connect with others
  • Learn new things
  • Prioritize sleep
  • Move your body
Move: Exercise with a friend. You can keep each other going.
Sleep: Try taking a few slow, deep breaths as you wind down for sleep.
Connect: Write a postcard to someone you know, even from your home city. Everyone loves getting mail. Challenge: Go long form. Write a letter instead.
Learn: Try birdwatching. Find out what types of birds visit your yard or local park.
Move: Get off the bus one stop early and walk the rest of the way. Challenge: Offer to walk your neighbor's dog, or volunteer at the shelter.
Connect: Get your hearing checked. It’s important for keeping up with your friends and family.
Learn: Make music. Learn the lyrics to a new song, or dust off your old instrument. Challenge: Write a song for your friend, neighbor, or pet.
Move: Do yard work, or help clean up a local park.
Sleep: Replace your TV or screen time with a book, magazine, or hot shower.
Connect: Start a conversation about brain health with someone you trust.
Learn: Is there a hobby you’ve always wanted to pick up? Now’s the time.
Move: Try swimming or water aerobics at your local pool. Challenge: Ask a friend to go to the pool with you or sign up for a group class.
Sleep: Write your worries down before bed. It can help quiet your thoughts.
Connect: Call up an old friend to reconnect. It feels good to hear a familiar voice.
Learn: Explore a cookbook or cooking website and try a new recipe. Challenge: Pick a recipe with an ingredient you've never used before.
Move:
Sleep: Do you snore? Talk to your doctor about it. It could be a sign of poor sleep.
Connect: Invite a friend to watch your favorite TV show or a sports game.
Move: Test your balance. Stand on one foot for at least 10 seconds. Challenge: Practice your balance by trying a simple yoga video.
Sleep: Try not eating or drinking alcohol at least two hours before bed to help you sleep more soundly.
Learn: Watch an online course or read a book from home. You pick the subject.
Move: Take a long walk outside. Notice the different sights and sounds you see and hear. Challenge: Try walking briskly for at least 20 minutes every day.
Sleep: Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day, even on the weekends.
Connect: A short chat can make a difference. Ask the store clerk about their day, or greet your mail carrier.
Learn: Teach a friend how to play your favorite card game. Challenge: Look up events at your local library. Find one you'd like to attend.
Learn: Learning a language is good for your brain. Use an app, attend a class, or practice with a friend.
Move: Put on a song and dance to it, any way you like. Challenge: Try to dance for at least 5 minutes without stopping.
Sleep: Listen to soothing music at night to help you drift off.
Connect: Check out your local community or senior center. Invite a friend, or go to make new ones.
Learn: Write down one of your favorite memories. Challenge: Write a haiku poem. It's just three lines. 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables.
Move: Build strength with household items. Try bicep curls with cans of food or a water bottle.
Sleep: Replace your afternoon coffee with a walk around the block.
Connect: Run errands with a friend or family member. Go to the grocery store or market together.
Learn: Drop in on an adult education class at your local community center. Challenge: Find a class at your local community college and sign up for it.
Move: Do some leg lifts while sitting at the breakfast table.
Sleep: Wind down with a cup of herbal tea.
Connect: Host a video chat
Learn: Volunteer as a tutor at your local library. One great way to learn is to teach.
Move: Take photos of interesting things you notice on your daily walks. Challenge: Pick a new theme for your photos each week.
Sleep: Get some natural light during the day. It helps you feel sleepy at night.
Connect: Say hi to a neighbor, or share from your kitchen or garden. Challenge: Plan a block party or potluck together.
Learn: Stream a new documentary, or borrow it from the library.
Move: Park further away than you normally would at the grocery store, or take stairs instead of the elevator.
Sleep: Try lowering your bedroom temperature or opening a window. Most people sleep better when it's cooler.
Connect: Build your family tree, on paper or online. You might connect with a distant relative. Challenge: Get your siblings or cousins in on it, too.
Learn: Read about a historical event that has always interested you.
Move: Try stretching before bed and when you wake up.
Sleep: Read a book for 15 minutes before bed. Challenge: Read for another 15 minutes in the morning before rushing into your day.
Connect: Check out the checkers or chess-playing scene at your local park. See who is up for a match.
Connect: Get silly with a friend. Laughter is great medicine. Challenge: Come up with a new joke and test it out.
Move: Sweep and scrub your house or apartment. Use some elbow grease to get your heart rate up.
Connect: Practice gratitude. Say thank you to someone who supports you.

Tap through the cards and get inspired to Start Small. Swipe left 
to browse the deck.

There are many ways to support your brain health. These cards offer simple tips to try in four categories.

  • Connect with others
  • Learn new things
  • Prioritize sleep
  • Move your body

Tap the dots to browse the deck. Zoom in by tapping the card.

Zoom in on a card by tapping on it. Get inspired to discover healthy habits.

Move: Exercise with a friend. You can keep each other going.
Sleep: Try taking a few slow, deep breaths as you wind down for sleep.
Connect: Write a postcard to someone you know, even from your home city. Everyone loves getting mail. Challenge: Go long form. Write a letter instead.
Learn: Try birdwatching. Find out what types of birds visit your yard or local park.
Move: Get off the bus one stop early and walk the rest of the way. Challenge: Offer to walk your neighbor's dog, or volunteer at the shelter.
Connect: Get your hearing checked. It’s important for keeping up with your friends and family.
Learn: Make music. Learn the lyrics to a new song, or dust off your old instrument. Challenge: Write a song for your friend, neighbor, or pet.
Move: Do yard work, or help clean up a local park.
Sleep: Replace your TV or screen time with a book, magazine, or hot shower.
Connect: Start a conversation about brain health with someone you trust.
Learn: Is there a hobby you’ve always wanted to pick up? Now’s the time.
Move: Try swimming or water aerobics at your local pool. Challenge: Ask a friend to go to the pool with you or sign up for a group class.
Sleep: Write your worries down before bed. It can help quiet your thoughts.
Connect: Call up an old friend to reconnect. It feels good to hear a familiar voice.
Learn: Explore a cookbook or cooking website and try a new recipe. Challenge: Pick a recipe with an ingredient you've never used before.
Move:
Sleep: Do you snore? Talk to your doctor about it. It could be a sign of poor sleep.
Connect: Invite a friend to watch your favorite TV show or a sports game.
Move: Test your balance. Stand on one foot for at least 10 seconds. Challenge: Practice your balance by trying a simple yoga video.
Sleep: Try not eating or drinking alcohol at least two hours before bed to help you sleep more soundly.
Learn: Watch an online course or read a book from home. You pick the subject.
Move: Take a long walk outside. Notice the different sights and sounds you see and hear. Challenge: Try walking briskly for at least 20 minutes every day.
Sleep: Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day, even on the weekends.
Connect: A short chat can make a difference. Ask the store clerk about their day, or greet your mail carrier.
Learn: Teach a friend how to play your favorite card game. Challenge: Look up events at your local library. Find one you'd like to attend.
Learn: Learning a language is good for your brain. Use an app, attend a class, or practice with a friend.
Move: Put on a song and dance to it, any way you like. Challenge: Try to dance for at least 5 minutes without stopping.
Sleep: Listen to soothing music at night to help you drift off.
Connect: Check out your local community or senior center. Invite a friend, or go to make new ones.
Learn: Write down one of your favorite memories. Challenge: Write a haiku poem. It's just three lines. 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables.
Move: Build strength with household items. Try bicep curls with cans of food or a water bottle.
Sleep: Replace your afternoon coffee with a walk around the block.
Connect: Run errands with a friend or family member. Go to the grocery store or market together.
Learn: Drop in on an adult education class at your local community center. Challenge: Find a class at your local community college and sign up for it.
Move: Do some leg lifts while sitting at the breakfast table.
Sleep: Wind down with a cup of herbal tea.
Connect: Host a video chat
Learn: Volunteer as a tutor at your local library. One great way to learn is to teach.
Move: Take photos of interesting things you notice on your daily walks. Challenge: Pick a new theme for your photos each week.
Sleep: Get some natural light during the day. It helps you feel sleepy at night.
Connect: Say hi to a neighbor, or share from your kitchen or garden. Challenge: Plan a block party or potluck together.
Learn: Stream a new documentary, or borrow it from the library.
Move: Park further away than you normally would at the grocery store, or take stairs instead of the elevator.
Sleep: Try lowering your bedroom temperature or opening a window. Most people sleep better when it's cooler.
Connect: Build your family tree, on paper or online. You might connect with a distant relative. Challenge: Get your siblings or cousins in on it, too.
Learn: Read about a historical event that has always interested you.
Move: Try stretching before bed and when you wake up.
Sleep: Read a book for 15 minutes before bed. Challenge: Read for another 15 minutes in the morning before rushing into your day.
Connect: Check out the checkers or chess-playing scene at your local park. See who is up for a match.
Connect: Get silly with a friend. Laughter is great medicine. Challenge: Come up with a new joke and test it out.
Move: Sweep and scrub your house or apartment. Use some elbow grease to get your heart rate up.
Connect: Practice gratitude. Say thank you to someone who supports you.

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    What else can I do to support my brain health?

    Work with your doctor on your overall health. It’s important to:

    • Quit smoking
    • Limit alcohol
    • Take care of health conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and depression or anxiety

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