Exams are over so it’s time to take a well-earned break and re-charge the batteries. While it’s tempting to stream all the TV you’ve missed or sleep-in until midday, you should make the most of the time off to work on your health and wellbeing.
Focus on study can become all-consuming at exam time, causing nutrition to take a back seat. However, it’s important to remember that a healthy diet plays a key role in achieving academic performance.
Do you feel stressed or overwhelmed about your uni work? Are you procrastinating on assignments and missing lectures? Are you feeling irritable most of the time and can’t seem to calm yourself down? If this sounds like you, you may be experiencing 'burnout'.
Many university students do not meet physical activity guidelines and those that do can struggle to maintain it as semester intensifies. Your whole life is completely flipped when university begins.
University can be a bit of a whirlwind of study, socialising, setting up home and, for some, working part-time. So looking after yourself is so important.
University can present some unique health challenges and in order to tackle these means taking care of ourselves and doing things that are good for our bodies.