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1

Play games to challenge your mind – chess, word and number puzzles, jigsaws, crosswords, cards, sudoku, etc.

2

Pursue a new interest such as learning to play a musical instrument, learn a new language, play bridge or take a night course.

3

Break your routine – take a different route to the shops or change the order of your morning routine.

4

Pursue cultural activities with friends like going to plays, museums, concerts, galleries and the cinema. Read a book – discuss it with a friend.

5

Keep up hobbies such as sewing, carpentry or take up a new hobby.

6

Choose physical exercise that challenges your brain as well as your body, e.g. dancing, golf, pitch and putt, gardening, hill walking, orienteering, tennis or bowls.

7

Keep up your interest in sports, politics and current affairs by reading the newspaper and watching or listening to the news every day.

8

Plan a short holiday or break away every few months to break the monotony of everyday life – “everyone needs a break”.

9

Learn how to use a mobile phone and/or computer – get texting, twittering and emailing! Use your brain rather than a calculator when doing simple maths.

10

Join an active retirement group and make new friends.

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