Nelson Dellis: What is a Memory Champion & How to Improve Your Memory

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness
Podcast, Dan is joined by Nelson Dellis to discuss memory
competitions and strategies for improving memory.


Nelson Dellis is a 5x USA Memory Champion
and one of the leading memory experts in the world, traveling
around the world as a competitive Memory Athlete, Memory
Consultant, Published Author and highly sought-after Keynote
Speaker. As a Memory Champion, Mountaineer, and Alzheimer's
Disease Activist, he preaches a lifestyle that combines fitness,
both mental and physical, with proper diet and social
involvement. Born with an average memory, Nelson was inspired by
the passing of his grandmother from Alzheimer's disease in 2009
to start training his memory so that he could keep his mind
strong and healthy throughout his lifespan. In a short period of
time, he transformed into one of the leading competitive
memorizers in the world, claiming five U.S. titles along the way,
the elite Grandmaster of Memory title, as well as a number of
U.S. memory records for:




(current record) Memorizing the most names in 15 minutes -
235 names




(current record) Memorizing the most words in 15 minutes -
255 words




(former record) Memorizing the most digits in 30 minutes -
907 digits




(former record) Memorizing the most decks of playing cards in
30 minutes - 9.02 decks




(former record) Memorizing the most digits in 5 minutes - 339
digits




(former record) Memorizing a deck of cards in the fastest
time - 40.65 seconds




(current Guinness World Record) Fastest to recall a memorized
deck of cards under water - 2m22s




Nelson is the Founder & CEO of Climb For
Memory, a non-profit charity that aims to raise
awareness and funds for Alzheimer's disease research through
mountain climbs all around the world. Nelson has climbed numerous
peaks around the world for this cause, including four times on
Mt. Everest. He also runs an expedition company that leads
clients up mountains around the world
(https://www.axventuresinc.com/) Nelson has been featured on the
Netflix documentary “Memory Games” (2019), FOX's Superhumans,
Brain Games, The TODAY Show, Fox and Friends, The Katie Couric
Show, CNN.com, ABC Nightline, The Dr. Oz Show, The Science
Channel, Nat Geo, SuperBrain China, among many others. He is the
author of Remember It! The Names of People You Meet, All
of Your Passwords, Where You Left Your Keys, and Everything Else
You Tend to Forget (released in 2018) by Abrams Books.
He is also the author of the kids memory book: Memory
Superpowers! An Adventurous Guide to Remembering What You Don’t
Want to Forget (released in 2020). For more on Nelson,
be sure to check out nelsondellis.com & @nelzor


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