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Sun 12 Jan, 2025 12:01 PM
Being active releases chemicals in your brain that make you feel good - boosting your self-esteem and helping you concentrate as well as sleep well and feel better.
Find15 – exercise whilst you revise
How physical exercise makes your brain work better | Education | The Guardian
Boost your memory: The Hippocampus in your brain responds strongly to aerobic exercise, and this area is at the core of the brain’s learning and memory.
Research suggests lower intensity exercise while you revise not only helps your memory hardware but helps your learning stick.
Exercise Snacking!!!
Why not include some short bursts of exercise in your day to help get your heart rate up and release some feel good endorphins to help you feel refreshed.
Even a few minutes' exercise is good for you, new guidelines state | Health | The Guardian
New UK guidelines state that even a few minutes of exercise at a time is good for you, making it easier to fit into your day.
Yoga/meditate leading up to exams – positive mental effect of regular participation
Yoga and how it can benefit you - BHF
Yoga can help you to cope with stress and improve wellbeing as well as helping develop flexibility, strength, balance and co-ordination.
How physical exercise makes your brain work better | Education | The Guardian (Benefits of exercise in the lead up to exams)
A 2010 study put participants through eight weeks of daily yoga and meditation practice. In parallel with self-reported stress-reduction, brain scans showed shrinkage of part of their amygdala, a deep-brain structure strongly implicated in processing stress, fear and anxiety.
Focus on balance, coordination and agility – hula hoop and dance
How physical exercise makes your brain work better | Education | The Guardian
Just 10 minutes of playful coordination skills, like bouncing two balls at the same time, improved the attention of a large group of German teenagers.
Regular physical activity
About physical activity - Mind
Being physically active also gives your brain something to focus on and can be a positive coping strategy for difficult times.
Increased Energy Levels
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sleep-and-tiredness/self-help-tips-to-fight-fatigue/
Exercise may be the last thing on your mind, but regular exercise will make you feel less tired in the long run, so you'll have more energy to revise.
Start exercising in the lead up to your exams as regular exercise will make you feel less tired, so you’ll have more energy to revise.
