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A Morning Post members' tool · brain training for over-60s

Brain training games for over-60s: ten minutes a morning to keep the mind quick.

Six short exercises — speed, memory, attention and putting names to faces — with a fresh workout every day, streaks and personal bests. It sits alongside the free daily puzzles you already do; this is the structured ten minutes.

Six exercisesTen minutesFresh every day

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See it working

A workout, a score, a streak — here's what it looks like.

Real screens from the tool. The scores belong to an invented member on her thirteenth day.

Today's workout: Name Game, Symbol Pairs and Speed Match, with a Start button

Feature 1

Today's workout, picked for you

Three exercises from the six each morning, about ten minutes all up. The lineup changes daily so every skill gets a turn across the week, and the day's card shows your best for each one.

Colour Clash mid-game: the word BLUE with Yes and No buttons and a 43-second timer

Feature 2

Play — big targets, clear type

Colour Clash, shown here: the word says one colour, the ink says another, and you go with the ink. Each exercise is a couple of minutes with a visible timer and score, and nothing fiddly to tap.

The result screen: Colour Clash, 668, a new personal best up from 655

Feature 3

A score, and a personal best

Every exercise ends with a number, how it moved your rating for that domain, and whether you beat yourself. That's the only comparison there is — nobody else's score is anywhere on the page.

That's today done: a 13-day streak, the three scores, and tomorrow's lineup

Feature 4

The streak, and tomorrow's lineup

Finish the three and the day is done. The streak ticks over, tomorrow's exercises are named, and there's a line to copy if you want to tell a mate. Two Rest Day passes a month protect the streak when life gets in the way.

Your domains: four rating bars and the six-exercise practice library

Feature 5

Your four domains, over time

Processing speed, memory, attention and names — each with a rating that moves a little after every exercise, so you can see where you're quick and where you're rusty. The practice library sits underneath for whenever you want a particular one.

On the phone

On the phone, at the kitchen table

One column, large type, big buttons. The whole workout fits a phone screen, iPad or computer.

How it works

Today's workout, then get on with the day.

Open today's workout

Three exercises picked from the six each morning, about ten minutes all up — a different mix every day so no one skill gets neglected.

Play

Each exercise is a couple of minutes: quick decisions, a sequence to hold in mind, a colour that doesn't match its word, a face to put a name to. Big targets, clear type, nothing fiddly.

Watch it build

Streaks, personal bests, and a plain view of your four domains — where you're quick and where you're rusty. Badges for the milestones, if you like that sort of thing.

Why it's different

Honest about what it is — and isn't.

No miracle claims

Nobody can promise brain games prevent dementia, and we don't. What's well established is that regular mental challenge is one of the good habits, alongside sleep, walking and seeing people. This makes the habit easy and enjoyable.

Made for over-60s

Large type, big targets, no ads, no 'upgrade to unlock' inside. The Name Game trains the thing people actually complain about — the name that's on the tip of the tongue.

Different every day

The workout rotates through all six exercises so you're never grinding the same one. The full practice library is there whenever you want a particular one.

Alongside the free puzzles

The daily trivia, Word Ladder, crossword and Word Wheel stay free for everyone, as they always have. Brain Training is the members' extra — the structured ten minutes.

The six exercises

One for each of the things that get rusty.

Each exercise targets a different mental skill, so a week of workouts covers the lot.

Speed Match

Processing speed — quick yes-or-no decisions, faster each round.

Sequence Echo

Working memory — hold a growing sequence in mind and play it back.

Colour Clash

Attention and focus — the word says one colour, the ink says another. Go with the ink.

Symbol Pairs

Visual memory — find the matching pairs from memory, not luck.

Trail Blazer

Mental flexibility — connect the trail in order, switching between two sequences.

Name Game

Names and recall — meet a face, then put the name to it a little later.

How to use it

Included with Morning Post membership.

Daily Brain Training is one of the members' tools — alongside all 18 classes, both workbooks, the four mysteries and the other tools. Brain-training subscriptions charge $96 a year or more; membership is $79 a year for all of it — about $550 of value, for the whole household.

Morning Post Members

$79 / year

Daily Brain Training — six exercises, ten minutes
All 18 classes (including Your Brain After 60)
Both workbooks, four mysteries, the other members' tools
Covers your household
60-day money-back guarantee

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Questions

The details.

Does brain training prevent dementia?

The honest answer is that the evidence is mixed, and we make no medical claim. What's well supported is that staying mentally active, physically active and socially connected are all good for the brain as it ages. Brain Training makes the first of those an easy daily habit. Our class Your Brain After 60 walks through what the research actually says.

Are these brain games free?

The four daily puzzles — trivia, Word Ladder, the mini crossword and Word Wheel — are free for everyone at morningpost.com.au/games. Brain Training is the members' extra: six structured exercises with scores and a streak, included in the $79-a-year membership alongside everything else.

Is it hard?

Each exercise starts gently and gets a little quicker or longer as you improve, so it stays challenging without being discouraging. Your personal best is the only score that matters.

Do I have to do it every day?

No. Streaks are there for the people who enjoy them; nothing scolds you for missing a day, and there's no notification nagging. Two Rest Day passes a month cover the odd miss automatically.

Does it work on the phone?

Yes — phone, iPad or computer, with large type and big targets throughout.