Hi All,
I know this is quite different from what we are used to in this forum. You have heard so much on how to tackle critical reasoning, data sufficiency and the rest. I am not giving you another study strategy but a well-known strategy that will reduce your stress level and boost your mental health through general work out. First of all let me identify the goals for you and this include the following:
1. To become mentally alert
2. To gain mental speed
3. To have overall health stability
4. To increase your mental and physical strength
5. To increase your overall performance in your study and in the exam
6. To increase your resilience and the ability to handle mental and physical pressure
Anyway, the goals can be much more than that but let’s go straight to how to achieve all that and much more. Firstly, a lot of people have ignored the benefits of overall health being in their studies and I was once one of them until I found out how important it is and the progress you can make through it. I will be talking about a couple of aspects that need to be covered if you want to increase your chances of success in your studies and in your exams and they include the following:
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Exercise: people often think you need a BIG GYM or LARGE BUDGET to do this, but that is not true. There are simple exercise you can do on a daily basis, every 2 or 3 days interval, 2 or 3 times a week, or whatever routine will work best for you. These simple exercise include:
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Jogging: you can do this around your house or on the street. You can sometimes run around your room, or jog up and down the stairs; I do this sometimes when I don’t feel like going out. You can do this for 20 mins. You can start with 10 mins, then increase the time gradually but a 20 mins jogging is just very sufficient for you. All you need is a good footwear (e.g canvass). This increases blood circulation and helps to supply more oxygen to your brain. It helps you burn out some fat and increases your stamina. It also increases your heart beat and helps to exercise every organ in your body, thus increasing metabolism.
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Skipping: I do about 100 skips every 2 days and you can do more depending on your routine. The benefits is similar to the one above for jogging.
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Push Up: this is very good for your muscles. A regular push up of about 10 to 20 a day is a good one for your mental and physical health.
• Squatting: this helps to build your leg muscles. It helps to burn fat as well and it’s a great exercise for the whole body. 10 to 20 squats per day is a sure way to approach this.
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Swimming: you don’t need to have a swimming pool in your house, you can go to a nearby hotel and relax your muscles through swimming. Once a week will do a lot of magic in your mental and physical health.
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Stretches and Yoga: if you know how to do yoga, it’s a great one. You can as well do a couple of stretches and count up to 20, pause for about 10 seconds and continue until you are comfortable. Breathing exercise is another sure way to boost your brain performance and your heart.
Benefits of Exercise to your Study and GMAT: it improves your overall well-being, increases your ability to process information faster, it increase your physical and mental stamina, helps to reduce stress due to reading or work, and it enhances your ability to sit down and study for a couple of hours without tiring out easily. It’s a good way for you to solve those difficult sums and increase your overall performance in the exam.
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Dieting and Medical Check Up: having a lot of fruits and vegetables in your diet is a sure way of increasing your study performance. What about having a medical checkup once a month because I must tell you, YOU CANNOT SUCCEED EASILY ON GMAT WITH AN UNSTABLE HEALTH. You must ensure to eat balanced diet or food rich with vegetables in all your meal.
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Improved Sleeping Habit: a good 8 hours sleep daily is a good way to improve your performance in your studies. It helps to repair worn-out tissues and keep you ready to start another marathon. It also reduces mental cramps and positions you for great performance throughout the day. The long term effect of good or bad sleep can influence your overall score on the exam.
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Other Great Habit to Form: what about drinking lots of water, sleeping on time, avoid smoking and alcohol etc.
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Using Multivitamin Supplements: a sure way to also boost your performance is to get a good supplements that will enhance your metabolism and supply all the needed vitamins per day.
Changing your lifestyle and improving your overall health is a sure way to beat the GMAT Exam. All the goals listed above and much more will be achieved if you create a well-balanced lifestyle through the details above. I cannot overemphasize all that I have written above, but improving through all these tips will make you thank me later.
A sure way to hit the ground running to your target score is to boost your mental performance, and that is when your HARD WORK ON YOUR STUDIES will transcend to your GMAT scores.
I welcome contributions and if you find my tips useful, don’t forget to hit me with a kudos.
Cheers.