Allison Walker, Generation To Generation

Walter Braun is playing Wii Sports, a video gaming system many kids enjoy too.  However, playing the interactive game is like his therapy.  Braun is experiencing early memory loss.  So he's grabbing the Wii controls to stimulate his brain.

"He loves it. Walter can use the Wii left-handed, right-handed and we encourage that because then you're using different sides of the brain," said Peggy Bargmann, coordinator of Brain Fitness Club.
    
Bargmann is the coordinator of the Brain Fitness Club at First United Methodist Church in Winter Park.
    
University of Central Florida students studying to be therapists also help these seniors with Alzheimer's disease or early onset dementia.
    
Socialization is another big part of the program.

“Many people have heard that crossword puzzles are good for stimulating the brain. They're wonderful, but if that's all you're doing, you're not stimulating your brain to the extent you could," said Bargmann.
    
Bargmann's goal is for the seniors to make brain fitness part of their daily routine.

Brain Fitness Club

First United Methodist Church of Winter Park
125 N. Interlachen Ave.
Two 4-hr sessions/week
$35/day
For more info, call coordinator Peggy Bargmann (407) 927-4380

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