129/365 Gearing Up for Finals

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

Finals week is coming up for us college kids. We have to prepare for our exams, remember to eat, keep our cool, and try to get some sleep. It's stressful and exhilarating and we have to be on top of our game if we're going to do well. Here are a few tips:

Study early so that you won't have to cram. We all know that our teachers are right, study a little bit at a time every day and you'll be just fine. If you do that then you won't have to stay up late and totally blow your sleep schedule. To keep your brain running, you have to remember to eat. Snacking on healthy foods throughout the day will probably be your best bet. You need to keep the tank full with foods that won't make you sluggish. Things like baby carrots, a PBJ, bananas, blueberries, spinach salad, almonds, eggs, toast, tuna, hummus, etc. Stick to fruits, vegetables, foods that aren't too heavy. After all, your stomach needs energy and blood to digest everything; we want all the energy to go to our brains!

Something that I do to prepare for exams is to sleep early, wake up early, work out (get the blood and energy flowing), have a healthy light breakfast, then take the exam (afterwards, I celebrate with more food to refuel and probably something with chocolate). Having a nice slow morning eases me into the testing mode. If I were to wake up with just enough time to eat breakfast and go, I would feel anxious from hustling over there and would still be digesting, if not chewing, my food.

Finals are important and we must do well on all of them. Get yourself mentally and physically prepared by eating well throughout the day, sleeping early, and getting enough exercise to unwind and keep the blood flowing.

Good luck!

In health,

Lauren