Keeping your brain fit is important at any age! Current research indicates that challenging the brain is one of several things you can do to contribute to your own brain health as you age. Challenging activities is one way to train your brain and keep your wits fit!
The University of Illinois Extension offers monthly Wits Fitness Brain Exercises Classes on the fourth Tuesday of every month in Sterling. Join Extension Educator Karla Belzer as she leads participants through interactive activities designed to exercise the brain to maintain and enhance cognitive function and memory. The monthly class will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Sterling Public Library, 102 West Third Street in Sterling. Class dates for the remainder of 2016 are: July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25, and November 22.
Each monthly class is free and open to the public! Registration is not required, but appreciated. Participants are welcome to join the class at any time. For more information, visit the University of Illinois Extension event calendar at go.illinois.edu/SterlingWitsFitness or call 815-632-3611. To stay up-to-date with all University of Illinois Extension program offerings, like Extension on Facebook at U of I Extension Carroll-Lee-Whiteside Unit.