Stand Ahead® Challenges

Each year, to mark Women’s Brain Health Day, we launch a new Stand Ahead Challenge, a brain- stimulating activity to promote brain health.

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Pose Balance Challenge

The Tree Pose Balance Challenge requires participants to hold Tree Pose with their eyes closed for 10 seconds, testing balance and focus.

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Thumbs Up Challenge

The Thumbs Up Challenge requires participants to put their left thumb up and point to it with their right index finger, then switch 10 times.

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Conductor Challenge

The Conductor Challenge requires participants to draw an imaginary vertical line (a 1-2 count) with one hand while you draw an imaginary triangle (a 1-2-3 count) with the other at the same time.

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Other Hand Challenge

The Other Hand Challenge requires participants to write their name on a sheet of paper with each hand and show the comparison.

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Memory Challenge

The Memory Challenge requires paricipants to shuffle a deck of cards, then select 7 cards at random face down, turn the 7 cards face up and examine them for 10 seconds, turn the 7 cards face down and recall out loud as many as they can.

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Headstand Challenge

The Stand Ahead Headstand Challenge requires participants to take a stand for the women in their lives, stand up against research bias, and stand ahead for women’s brain health by doing a headstand.