Rini Syafriani
With the formation the elderly community to form bonds and social behavior that can increase motivation maintain health, add physical activity, apply a healthy lifestyle and for example Both for the young and pre-elderly generation to be productive elderly. Objective: the way Popular at this time in overcoming the dementia is with brain exercise. Gymnastics recommended for the elderly is a gymnastic who does not need such energy such as gymnastics brain. Brain gymnastics is a series of simple movements that can balance each brain parts or simple body movement-based exercises that can be done where Just and anytime. Brain gymnastics movement (brain gym) is made to stimulate the left and right brain, Streamlining blood flow and oxygen to the brain. Methodology: Approach is done through The socialization delivered with the video, it explained to participants about Dementia and brain gymnastics. Because during the Covid-19 pandemic period of all forms of activity The house is limited, the team makes a strategy, namely targeting the elderly around the team's environment Community service. In addition, we educated about Covid-19 and provided a new normal kit for everyday use. This community service activity helps the elderly to keep physical activity with exercises the brain in the pandemic period to remove a person's immunity so as to reduce the risk Disease or virus. Here are the photos made by the team.
Application of writing
With respect to government programs in building a city Friendly elderly. Then the spotlight is close to the elderly, namely dementia (senility). Dementia It is a disruption of the memory function that occurs slowly [1]. Dementia quite often found in the elderly, befall around 10% of the age group above 65 years and 47% of the age group above 85 years. Around 10-20% of cases of dementia are reversible or can treated. [2] According to the United States Educational Kinesoloogy Institution, Paul E. Denisson, Ph.D., brain gymnastics can facilitate learning activities and facilitate adjustment to tensions, challenges and guidance of everyday life. In addition, brain gymnastics can also Improve the ability to speak and memory, by facilitating blood flow and Oxygen to the brain and stimulate both brain sides to work [3.4]. Based on need above to help build a friendly city of elderly with the establishment of the elderly community By socializing brain gymnastics to increase the elderly memory.