Seeing as finals are right around the corner I figured this would be pretty FITting (get it?! Exercise puns?? Oh nevermind...)
Well with classes winding down and the hours of studying about to commence, things can get pretty stressful. Perhaps it's just me, but there aren't many ways to relieve that stress because the amount of work is always in the back of my mind. The one thing that I've found that has always worked is...(BIG SURPRISE HERE)...exercising.
The best routine that I've found to relieve stress goes as follows*:
15-20 minutes of cardio (jogging, squash, basketball) as a warm up
45 minutes - 1 hour of upper body lifting
45 minutes - 1 hour of lower body lifting
30 minutes of abdominals
15-20 minutes of of cardio as a cool down
*This is NOT a professional exercise routine!
Basically what I found was that by focusing on a specific section of the body at a time, it tends to clear your mind and prevent it from jumping all over the place, ultimately ending on thoughts of the impending amount of work.
Give it a shot!
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