How BrainFit is the man in the big red suit? Does old St.
Nick adhere to the four cornerstones of brain fitness to
take good care of his egg's noggin? All in all he seems to
do a fairly good job, but let's take a closer look.
First off is Nutrition. I'd guess that the diet up in the
north pole has to be similar to the Eskimos. Even though
they eat a lot of fat from whale blubber, they get huge
doses of omega-3s from all the fish. I've heard that Santa
enjoys a lot of ice fishing during his downtime. So even
though he goes on a once a year milk and cookies binge (or
bourbon and cookies in some places), he probably does
fairly well the rest of the year.
Second is Physical Activity. Cleaning out reindeer stalls
and chasing elves around to make sure they get their jobs
done must be physically exerting. Plus, just maintaining a
huge workshop operation has to have a fair amount of
physical activity on a day-to-day basis. So I'd have to
give Santa a good score on the physical activity
cornerstone as well.
Third is Mental Activity. This is where Santa really
shines. Remembering all the kids' names and associating all
the different requests with everyone one of them is quite a
feat and indicative of a strong memory. Not only that, but
his sense of direction to remember where they all live
shows incredible spatial abilities. Finally, some of the
toy designs he comes up with these days are very creative.
I have to give him top marks on this cornerstone.
Fourth is Sleep, Rest and Relaxation. Santa probably
doesn't do quite as well here. Even though he only pulls an
all-nighter once a year, he strikes me as a type-A
personality and is on the go all the time. I bet he's up to
the wee hours working hard most of the year. In fact, lack
of sleep has a known correlation with obesity and I'll bet
this contributes to his portly mid-section.
Overall, however, Santa does fairly well in three out of
the four cornerstones so let's see how that translates into
his EPIC performance (Emotional, Physical and Intellectual
Cognition).
Emotionally, he seems to be in good shape. He's always
laughing (HO, HO, HO) and shows a lot of patience with all
those kids constantly climbing on him. I've never heard
anyone call Santa a jerk, so you have to figure that he
does a good job managing his stress levels.
Physically, he could lose a little weight but still seems
to function very well. It must be tough getting up and down
all those chimneys but he gets it done. I don't know how
his blood pressure or immune function are doing but he's
probably OK.
Intellectually, he's a star. As I discussed above, memory,
creativity and problem solving skills are all sharp.
Although he did seem to forget about that Lava Lamp that I
requested for about 10 years in a row, but he finally came
through.
So is Santa doing what is necessary to stay BrainFit? I'd
have to say yes.
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