{"id":880,"date":"2014-11-29T23:21:14","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T06:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/?p=880"},"modified":"2014-11-29T23:21:55","modified_gmt":"2014-11-30T06:21:55","slug":"880","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/2014\/11\/29\/880\/","title":{"rendered":"Exam crunch? don&#8217;t forget about these!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As finals are fast approaching, so is the dreaded anxiety that comes with them. Your social life becomes a distant memory as you organize notes, tackle tedious readings and sacrifice sleep for review sessions. Fortunately, the walter gage blog has a few de-stressing activities that will help you get through the chaos of exam season with a cool head.<\/p>\n<p>1. Get up and move it: Rather than sitting still for hours when looking over notes, take breaks regularly. A light jog around the block while you listen to your favourite tunes will keep your brain awake. Remember, studying for too long can cause muscle strain and brain fatigue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.handsonsuperhealth.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/iStock_000012069320Small1-630-x-380-960-x-450.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Drop the bass: Stay active as you turn up the volume on your iPod. Music and dancing is relaxing and an effective way to lower stress.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.videoconverterfactory.com\/news\/imgs\/ipod-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Deep breaths: During high-anxiety periods, we tend to breathe rapidly as a response to a sympathetic \u201cfight or flight\u201d nervous system. Try deep breathing. Inhale for five to ten seconds, hold for four and exhale all the way. Repeat nine times.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mindsetdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/just-breathe.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Om Shanti Shanti: A clear mind is an efficient mind. When you have too many thoughts at once, join a yoga class or do silent stretches at home.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/crossfittavros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/yoga.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Do you even lift?: A handful of students hit the gym to de-stress. When studying becomes overwhelming, pump some iron, hit the treadmill and get the mind and body working.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.huffpost.com\/gen\/1555477\/thumbs\/o-WORKING-OUT-GYM-facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6. You are what you eat: Brain activity opens your appetite so staying energized is vital when studying. Junk food lacks essential nutrients the brain needs to function. Instead, substitute a McDonald\u2019s run for almonds, vegetables, fish, fruits, eggs and Greek yogurt.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.medindia.net\/patients\/lifestyleandwellness\/images\/brain-food.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Vinayak Chabria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As finals are fast approaching, so is the dreaded anxiety that comes with them. Your social life becomes a distant memory as you organize notes, tackle tedious readings and sacrifice sleep for review sessions. Fortunately, the walter gage blog has a few de-stressing activities that will help you get through the chaos of exam season [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27747,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3455,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27747"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=880"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":883,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880\/revisions\/883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/waltergage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}