Brainfit® Coach Training

Craig R.

Having done the course, I now have a better appreciation of the functionality of the brain and how things tie together. My realisation is that now I see the brain as the cornerstone in its relationship to all of these other areas in our lives and that it plays the most significant part.  Our entire life, activities, environment and attitude has an impact on our brain whether we accept it or not, but we can do something about it before it’s too late. An example of this is (unhealthy) work environments and how they impair mental capabilities and yet the same work environments require us to use our brains productively. To me this is a paradox. We need to work smarter yet we have a potential environment that works against us and our brains (and our overall wellbeing).

Everything was very interesting I was believing like many people that forgetfulness is part of getting old but what I studied in this course explained to me a lot of things that I did not understand. Specially neuroplasticity. In Saudi Arabia most elderly people attend religious school for two hours five days a week to memorize Muslims holy book (Quran) and to meet their friends and enjoy their time. I was always thinking about how these people could memorize the Quran, they usually need between one to two years to memorize more than 600 pages (they keep it by heart) and my mother in law is one of them. She started to memorize at the age of 70 and ended at the age of 72 and I always told myself it may be because older people were born and lived in quieter communities without the internet or maybe because of their food (because they didn't eat fast food like generation these days)…….but now I understand how they did it and how astonishing our brain is. They are challenging their brain daily by learning something new and they are reviewing their memorized passages. They stay physically active because usually they go to those schools on foot also, they interact with people daily and all these steps are very important to maintain brain health and I think it's a good proof that healthy brain connections and neurons continue to grow right until the end of life if there is something for them to do.

Michael L.

The most interesting part for me was finding out about the different aspects of memory and the range of brain areas involved in processing memories.  It has been quite fascinating.

The skill of remembering names linked to faces will be important for classes.  I enjoyed learning about the brain’s amazing abilities from a medical perspective.