Categories: College Life

How Exercising May Affect Your Grades

If you want to do well in college, just add more exercise to your routine! Studies have shown that exercising can help students get better grades.

According to the New York Times, a student that studies 3 hours or more a day is 4 times more likely to exercise than a student who studies for less than an hour. Also, If a student has a GPA of 3.5 or higher, they are 3 times more likely to exercise than a student who has a GPA of 3.0 or less. The NYTimes also says that students who exercised 7 days a week had an average GPA that was 0.4 points higher than students who didn’t. But is this correlation because students who have work harder in school will naturally put more effort into exercising as well?

This may be a factor. But exercising also increases blood flow, allowing more blood to flow to your brain. According to NBC News, this helps students to focus more because their brain is more fully engaged. Exercise is also a good stress reliever. So if you’re stuck writing an essay or doing a project, taking an exercise break will help to activate your brain more, helping you to come up with more ideas and focus better on the task at hand after.

This is also helpful to adults who work long hours at their job. Taking a small break once an hour or so to get your body moving and help the blood flow will make you much more productive, and will help you to focus, says NBC News.

So now college students have even more of a reason to fight off the freshman 15. Exercising is good for the body, good for the mind, and can possibly be an important factor on your GPA. Don’t make exercising your last priority, especially during busy times like midterms and finals. During these weeks, making sure to fit in exercise can help to make sure you give yourself the best chance to ace your exams because you will be focusing better and will be less stressed out.

 

See Also

For tips on making motivating playlists and for where to get stylish workout clothes at a discount check out our other articles here and here.

Pictures from here, here, and here. here

 

Check out Studentrate Trends on Bloglovin!

lindsayrobbins

Recent Posts

5 Types Of Coats Every Guy Should Have In His Closet

A coat is both a great device for warmth and a great accessory as well. For every guy, it's an…

1 hour ago

The 10 Best Drinks To Order When Going Out In Tallahassee

There are many places to drink in Tallahassee, and therefore many drinks to try. This list will focus on drinks to…

5 hours ago

10 GIFs That Describe What It’s Like To Be A Student At University Of Miami

It's that time of the year again as high school students make what seems one of the HARDEST decisions in their…

9 hours ago

6 YouTubers That Need To Be On Your Radar

In the world of YouTube and YouTubers, there are some you hear about constantly and others not as much. Below…

17 hours ago

The 10 Worst Things About Living in Dorm Rooms

Living in a dorm has its up and downs. And more often than not, there are more downs than ups,…

22 hours ago

10 Things You Absolutely Need To Bring To SUNY Oswego

SUNY Oswego is quite possibly one of the prettiest schools in the SUNY system. From the newly renovated education buildings…

1 day ago