Keep your legs forward with toes pointing upward, legs straight, striking with the ball of your foot to propel you forward. Single-leg bounds. Balance yourself on one foot, push off that leg, and land on the opposite foot. Keep going without a pause in between.
In particular, getting adequate B vitamins helps your brain respond appropriately to stress. Get your daily B dose via: 1  Chickpeas and other legumes for vitamin B6. 2  Dark green, leafy vegetables for folate. 3  Fish, poultry, and meat for B12.
1 B1 (thiamine) optimizes cognitive activity and brain function. 2  Folic acid is considered brain food by some. It helps with depression and anxiety and helps prevent neural tube defects in unborn children.  B6 (pyridoxine) is needed for normal brain function.