Study Habits for Finals Week

Finals week is this coming week and finals are under way at my University.  That means that the time of stress is upon us.  Finals mean eating junk food late at night while you are studying, or not eating at all because you are too busy to think about food.  It also means your stress level can be through the roof, which can cause you to get sick, and make studying and taking those final exams even harder.  So, here are some study habits to follow for finals!

1. On final exam day, make sure you have breakfast, and eat before the final.  Also, bring water to your final.  
2. Make sure you are eating.  Don't simply forget to eat because you are too stressed.  
3. Make sure you are thinking about eating, not just absent-mindedly nibbling on snacks while slaving over those textbooks or your computer,  
4. Also, choose snacks that will help with your study habits.  
5. Get lots of sleep the night before your final exam.  
6. Don't stay up cramming until the wee hours of the morning.  It won't help as much as you think it will and it isn't a positive study habit.  

Study Habits to help you Save Yourself from Burn Out

1. Take a study break.  
2. Take a walk around campus, or your neighborhood.  
3. Take a quick trip to the gym to release some endorphins and relieve that stress.  
4. Go grab a cup of iced coffee/tea/smoothie, whatever your favorite cool drink of choice is. 
5. Take a shower
6. Call a friend or your parents, make sure the phone call doesn't take too long, so you can get back to your studies, but sometimes hearing a familiar voice is comforting

Make sure when you study you are in an environment that suits your personal study habits.  If you need noise, then play some music, if you need it silent, then go somewhere where you can find absolute silence.  

Do what works for your own study habits, and take care of yourself, so you don't get sick before your finals.  

Good Luck on Your Finals!

Stay Balanced!

Aerial Fitness -An Alternative Work-Out

Everyday millions of men and women go into a gym.  But not all of them are going to an aerobics class or to run on the treadmill.  Some of them are going to take a new type of exercise class called Aerial Fitness, where you get to swing from the ceiling on silks.  Aerial Fitness incorporates each of the aspects of the aerial arts; this includes trapeze, aerial silks, aerial hammock.  It is also referred to as "aerial dance".  Aerial fitness classes are nothing like anything you will ever experience anywhere else.  You are suspended high above the group on curtain-like fabric which you wrap around yourself to support your body weight and you climb, and then hang and/or spin as you travel up and down the silk.  

Aerial fitness uses upper body strength, lower body strength, core strength and mind strength to combine a full body work-out.  Your arms are your main area of assistance to help you climb up the silks, while your legs are usually your main form of grip while using the trapeze bars.  The silks are a really fun way of working out, but they are usually associated with the circus.  They are known as the "flying silks" there.  

Aerial arts are both fun to do and fun to watch.  If there is an aerial arts studio near your house, take some time to go over and just watch.  You will see how much fun people are having doing this alternative to a general work-out.  It is an art of its own.  The aerial fitness classes are filled with people with big smiles on their faces, unlike most aerobic classes where everyone is cringing or struggling to push through those last reps.  The silks make you feel weightless and almost like a bird.  The fabric that the silks are made out of are very soft and supple. 

Aerial Fitness is a very good work out.  It is fun, and a way to relieve stress and have fun with friends.  You can have aerial fitness parties with friends, or go to an aerial arts performance to see how you like the show and then find aerial fitness classes in your area.   

Health Tips to Teach Kids About Staying Healthy-The Food Pyramid

Adolescents need a strong foundation to start their "balanced" lifestyle with.  They need positive role models to show them how to live healthy lives by teaching them health tips like how to cook, and what to cook.  They need to know what healthy living is and how to make healthy living choices.  They need to learn how to follow a balanced lifestyle; this can include eating well, exercising, and taking care of their mental and emotional health as well as their physical health.