{"id":6870,"date":"2021-12-01T17:23:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T17:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/?p=6870"},"modified":"2022-06-02T19:28:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T19:28:48","slug":"fuel-for-finals-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/blog\/fuel-for-finals-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel for Finals Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0in the\u00a0<\/span>h<\/span>ome<\/span>stretch<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>folks!\u00a0<\/span>You\u2019ve<\/span>\u00a0made it through most of the semester!\u00a0<\/span>As\u00a0<\/span>fi<\/span>nals<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>week<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>approaches<\/span>, remember to take care of\u00a0<\/span>yourself<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy during to skip out on self-care such as getting enough sleep each night and skipping meals to give you the most amount of time possible to study for exams and finish final projects. It\u2019s essential to take care of yourself <\/span>while preparing for finals not only to perform well on your exams and end the semester strong\u2013but\u00a0<\/span>too<\/span> also make sure<\/span>\u00a0you don\u2019t\u00a0<\/span>wear<\/span>\u00a0down your immune system before returning home<\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Keeping your immune system strong can help prevent you from getting COVID-19 or the flu. This is important as many students are preparing to travel home for winter break and gather with friends and family. Getting a COVID-19 booster shot (or first dose if you haven’t already) and your flu shot can give you extra protection from bringing illnesses with you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sleep Health<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Stick to a consistent sleep sch<\/span><\/span>edule to feel well-rested. It is recommended you sleep 7-8 hours a night<\/span>; however: It\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>e<\/span>asy to stay up late studying for exams and finishing up assignments.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Your body and brain need adequate sleep to help you perform your best<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Plus g<\/span>etting enough sleep keeps your immune system strong.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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While they do provide more time for studying, the lack of sleep will cost you the next day. It impacts your ability to concentrate, reduces your attention span, and negatively impacts your memory forming and recall abilities.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The best way to study is over multiple days,\u00a0however\u00a0it can be hard to prepare for multiple exams.\u00a0If\u00a0you’re anything like me and tend to procrastinate, consider studying before bed, going to sleep at your regular time, and waking up an hour or thirty minutes early to finish studying.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Create a space\u00a0<\/span>that’s<\/span>\u00a0ideal for getting a good night’s sleep.\u00a0<\/span>Don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0use your bed as a study space during finals week. Instead, study at your desk or in the library.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Don’t go to bed hungry or stuffed. If you are feeling hungry before falling asleep, have a light and healthy snack.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Avoid stimulating drinks before bed, such as coffee and energy drink. Caffeinated drinks can take hours to wear off and affect your sleep quality. Instead, Try calming teas such as chamomile or lavender to help you fall asleep faster.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Physical Health<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Regular physical activity can help promote better sleep. Even if it’s something as simple as walking to and from the bus stop or spending ten minutes at home doing yoga. If you can spend some time outside every day do so.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Eat Citrus for Vitamin C to support a healthy immune system.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Nuts Contain vitamin E. They’re portable and versatile making them the perfect study snack.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Green tea is filled with antioxidants\u00a0that prevent cell damage.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Drink 8 cups of water\u00a0during the day.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Dark & Leafy Greens are filled with tons of vitamins and minerals.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Mental Health<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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    Stressful thoughts keeping you awake at night? Keep a notepad by your bed to\u00a0<\/span>jot<\/span>\u00a0down those thoughts and create a to-do list for the next day.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Be Kind to Yourself” content_max_width=”100%” admin_label=”Be Kind” _builder_version=”4.8.1″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n

    During exams, don\u2019t be overly critical of yourself.\u00a0You are not defined by one week\u00a0during the semester.\u00a0In most classes,\u00a0finals only make up a fraction\u00a0of your overall semester course grade. If you fumble, you\u00a0already have a\u00a0semester worth\u00a0of\u00a0grades to fall back on.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Most importantly be kind to yourself and remember the end of the semester is in sight. One failure doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ll always fail.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    We\u2019re\u00a0in the\u00a0homestretch\u00a0folks!\u00a0You\u2019ve\u00a0made it through most of the semester!\u00a0As\u00a0finals\u00a0week\u00a0approaches, remember to take care of\u00a0yourself.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s easy during to skip out on self-care such as getting enough sleep each night and skipping meals to give you the most amount of time possible to study for exams and finish final projects. It\u2019s essential to take care of yourself […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":301,"featured_media":6876,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[508,512,1],"tags":[788,786,787,23,784,785],"class_list":["post-6870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-intellectual","category-social","category-wellness-blog","tag-boost","tag-exercise","tag-immune-system","tag-nutrition","tag-physical-health","tag-sleep-health"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/12\/Study1.gif","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7PQJv-1MO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6870"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6881,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870\/revisions\/6881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/wellness\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}