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We are living in a transitory era where we are witnessing the transition from keypad phones to technology boom and artificial intelligence revolution. Artificial intelligence has deeply embedded in contemporary social, educational and professional environments. This rapid integration of artificial intelligence has definitely helped to increase the work productivity at all levels but over dependence on it is also raising concerns about the gradual erosion of cognitive abilities of human beings. We have seen a global prevalence of digital addiction. As per the statistics, around 27% of world's population is suffering from smartphone addiction. This has significantly been increased after Covid-19 era. Usage of smartphone is anyway associated with psychological symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia or what not. Along with this addiction we are heavily relying on artificial intelligence not for entertainment only but for every task i.e. from getting factual information to getting creative ideas; which is definitely leading to cognitive offloading but we need to be aware that this cognitive offloading doesn't turn our cognitive abilities to diminishing side. Given the addiction statistics, we are just a step away from entering the era of cognitive gyms. This paper introduces the concept of "Cognitive Gyms", which are structured environments designed to actively engage and strengthen mental faculties through exercises that promote reasoning, memory, creativity, and focus. This paper argues that Cognitive Gyms can function as individual as well as institutional interventions that encourage deliberate cognitive practice, independent reasoning, critical thinking and balanced AI use. Interventions like cognitive gyms are becoming the need of the hour because this is a pre-emptive solution where we all will be able to use artificial intelligence for our benefits along with preserving our essential human intellectual capabilities.