The A gym for the mind series is a personalised “gym” with a variety of worksheets and activities designed to effectively train cognitive abilities, helping to delay the effects of cognitive decline in elderly people, and improve their quality of life.

The practical tools provided in the volumes are simple and easy to use, making them ideal for daily use with individuals affected by Alzheimer’s and their families.

The related workbooks series, recently started, is designed to help older people train their mental abilities daily, counteracting cognitive decline and the brain ageing.

THE VOLUMES

A gym for the mind – Volume 1

Cognitive stimulation for cerebral aging and dementia

• To support the reconstruction of the person’s life story;
• A variety of specific activities for orientation in time, space, language, and memory.

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A gym for the mind – Volume 2

New exercises of cognitive stimulation for cerebral aging and dementia

• To encourage conversation, introspection, and reflection;
• To support various cognitive functions with exercises and activities.

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A gym for the mind – Volume 3

Cognitive-communicative activation programme for cognitive decline

• To give voice to the individual’s will, autonomy, preferences, and opinions while keeping rehabilitative needs in focus.

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A gym for the mind at the museum

StArt project: an innovative programme of cognitive-communicative stimulation with the visual arts

The volume provides theoretical and practical materials needed to carry out rehabilitation sessions. It has been created to be used both by adults interested in a cognitive-communicative stimulation programme to counteract cognitive decline and by professionals who have been trained in other areas.

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THE WORKBOOKS

A Gym for the Mind series expands its offering with a series of workbooks designed to help older people train their mental abilities daily, counteracting the early signs of cognitive decline and the effects of brain ageing.

Through simple exercises and activities focused on specific topics, combined with colourful images, these workbooks spark curiosity and engagement with new cognitive challenges. Each workbook is structured around a central theme that connects the activities, all written in clear and accessible language to encourage independent use by older people.

Workbooks from A gym for the mind – Food

The text is divided into four sections, each corresponding to a week. Each section explores different courses of a meal: starters, first courses, main courses and sides, fruit, and desserts.

Every week includes a variety of food-related activities, such as word searches, exercises to identify hidden phrases or mistakes, and a final quiz with questions on the topics covered throughout the week.

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Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation: