Fitness Notes

Yoga During Exam Preparation

Exam time is a phase of severe stress, anxiety and depression. This phase challenges physical as well as mental health of student. In order to perform well in exams one has to be physically fit as well as mentally sound. Healthy mind resides in healthy body is a well known saying. Thus, one has to take care of both physical as well mental well being. Yogic exercises help us to achieve both physical and mental health. There are various exercises that help us to face challenges that arise during exam days.

Proper supply of blood to brain helps to calm brain, which in turn calms our body parts also. Therefore we are able to cope up with the tense situation. Various asana, like shirshasana, suptvagrasana, hulasana etc, ensure proper supply of blood to various body organs including brain.

Yoga and Meditation helps to increase concentration and discourage deviation during exam preparation. During last few years it has been observed that during exam time many student commit suicide as they were not able to able to withstand against stress.

Meditation and breathing exercises helps to generate positive energy in the body. Breathing exercises ensure oxygen rich supply of blood to brain which in turn adds to the thinking ability of brain. Breathing exercises also affects the functioning of lungs and removes toxins from the body. Thus, improves our health. During tense situation few strokes of deep breath help to regain self confidence.

It has been found that during exam days many student complaints about pain in their eyes because of prolonged studies. There are several eye-related exercises that give relax to eyes. Like, tratak i.e. focus both the eyes at a single point continuously without blinking followed by continuous blinking for few minutes help to reduce pain. In addition to this clockwise and anticlockwise movement of eyeball also provide relax to ciliary’s muscles. During exam days even 50-60 min of eye exercises in every hour help to get rid off eye problems.

Practicing above said exercises during exam days not only help to get freedom from stressful situations and state of depression but also adds to our thinking ability and concentration power. Thus, we are able to perform much better in our exams.

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