Interactive: Train your brain

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An active brain is a healthy brain. Just like exercising your muscles to stay fit, you also need to train your brain. The good news is that challenging your brain is a lot more fun than squats, laps and curls — and you don’t need to change into anything lycra.

Keeping your brain active has its benefits:

Improve your memory for both the little things (your cousin’s phone number) and the big (your wedding day)
Have better focus and concentration the next time you’re trying to read on a crowded flight
Be more alert even after a not-so-necessary three-hour meeting at work
Elevate your mood after an unsuccessful day of bathing suit shopping.

Ready to put your brain to work? Take a few minutes and flex your mental muscles with this puzzle.

Sudoku is a Japanese game of logic. Fill in the grid so that every row, column, and 3 x 3 box contains the digits 1 through 9 without repeating.

That's all there is to it! Solve the puzzle using reason and logic.

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