Prospective Students
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Information for Prospective Brain Fitness Students
We are happy you are considering joining our Brain Fitness program! Based on many years of offering this program and feedback from hundreds of students, we know you will love it and will begin to see positive changes in your brain and in your life!
What is Brain Fitness?
Brain Fitness is a program that combines curriculum in the form of weekly lessons about brain health and healthy lifestyle choices with a brain training tool from Posit Science called BrainHQ.
About the Classes
The Brain Fitness classes are offered in two levels: “Basics” (for beginners) and “Topics” (for continuing students). All classes are offered online, with weekly optional Zoom sessions where you can interact with your instructor, hear a summary of the lesson, and participate in discussions.
Basics
We highly recommend new Brain Fitness students start with the “Basics” class. Foundational lessons are presented that cover the basics about the brain and brain health, and upon which all other lessons are built. Basic training on the BrainHQ brain training software is also provided, which is geared toward beginners.
Topics
Once a student has taken one semester of Basics, they may move to the next level called Topics. This is geared toward continuing students. Lesson topics change each semester for further learning, and training on the BrainHQ brain training software is a little more advanced.
About BrainHQ
BrainHQ is the brain training software program around which our Brain Fitness classes are built. The brain training exercises are free to you when you enroll in the Brain Fitness class. They are completely online and can be done at home on your own time and at your own pace. Using BrainHQ is very flexible as you can do your exercises anywhere where you can get Internet, and on any device that can access the Internet (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.). If you would like to look at the training exercises, you can go to www.brainhq.com and read about it on the home page. However, please note, if you "sign up" just to try one exercise, or "subscribe" (which costs a fee), when you enroll for the Brain Fitness class, you will have to personally contact Posit Science to switch your account over to our group account, as they won't let us add you ourselves.
Class Website
Please take a look at our class website home page to get an idea of how the Brain Fitness program works. It is at bfclass.com.
Students' Thoughts about Brain Fitness
Click on each link to listen to a few student interviews about their experiences with the Brain Fitness program:
How Do I Join the Brain Fitness Class?
Depending upon your status as a student in the San Diego Community College District, there may be differing instructions on how to apply for and enroll in a Brain Fitness class. Please click here for detailed instructions on how to do this, and for detailed guidance on which class to sign up for. Hint: New Brain Fitness students should sign up for Brain Fitness Basics.