We all know how important it is to keep a healthy body, but keeping our mind sharp should be a priority too. If you Google “how to keep my mind sharp”, you will get millions of results. You might find some of them boring, but there are also fun ways to exercise your mind and keep it young. Doing crosswords is one of those fun ways.

In fact, a study carried out by The University of Exeter and King’s College London has found that people aged 50 who do daily word games have brain function equivalent to 10 years younger than their age. It has been proven that there is a link between word puzzles and cognitive tasks (which include attention, reasoning and memory). It doesn’t matter if the puzzle is an orthography, a quick, or a metapuzzle: they all help us keep our minds sharp.

Access to word games could not be easier. As you know, they can be found in most newspapers and magazines. However, don’t forget that there are millions of word games available for free online. Moreover, apps such as Wordathon or Word Search contain many word games that you can play on your cell phone and some of them are social and let you compete against your friends.