Brain Gym® Exercises for Institutionalized Elderly People With Cognitive Impairment

"Participants in the BrainGym Exercises group performed six of the following BG exercises in every training session they took part in: Cross Crawl, Gravity Glider, Arm Activation, Belly Breathing, Hook-ups, Think of an X, Lazy Eights, Elephant, Space Buttons, The Owl, Energy Yawn, Balance Buttons and The Energizer. All exercises were executed from a sitting position but following the main tenets of the Brain Gym® work routine."

Participants in the Standard Exercise group took part in a traditional physical exercise program designed for institutionalized elderly people aimed at increasing their range of mobility and coordination, specifically focused on the lower limbs.