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How many of have THIS as part of your GMAT study strategy?

by saad.ahmed » Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:01 pm
I came across this article today on Fast Company that talks about the role exercise plays reducing anxiety, improving cognitive function, and improves problem solving abilities.

Here is an excerpt:

"[Exercise] affects not only your ability to think, create, and solve, but your mood and ability to lean into uncertainty, risk, judgment, and anxiety in a substantial, measurable way..."

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https://www.fastcompany.com/1783263/the- ... n-exercise

How many folks have exercise built into their GMAT plan? After reading the article, how many will now incorporate it into their plan? I know I've been neglecting this part of my life, so I know I'll be exercising more to get to my desired GMAT score.
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by sam2304 » Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:06 pm
Majority of the guys routinely exercise nowadays. Cardiac exercises will help you. If you were an athlete you would have known all these :) Try it out but cardio usually takes times to get in tune. You cannot start jogging 3/5 kms from day 1. It will take a month or so to set in. Aerobics also will do. Body building never helps. Simple fact is all cardiac exercises improves blood circulation to brain very well and your brain gets its full energy to perform well. You will be tired a lot for one or two weeks and you shouldn't stop doing then. Cardio is one of the boring exercises to do :D You should stick to it. That's the point. :)
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by itheenigma » Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:26 pm
Exercising is good.
But exercising as part of the study plan to get a better GMAT score? That's reaching a bit far...
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by Luke.Doolittle » Sat Oct 01, 2011 7:36 am
saad.ahmed wrote:I came across this article today on Fast Company that talks about the role exercise plays reducing anxiety, improving cognitive function, and improves problem solving abilities.

Here is an excerpt:

"[Exercise] affects not only your ability to think, create, and solve, but your mood and ability to lean into uncertainty, risk, judgment, and anxiety in a substantial, measurable way..."

Here is the link -

https://www.fastcompany.com/1783263/the- ... n-exercise

How many folks have exercise built into their GMAT plan? After reading the article, how many will now incorporate it into their plan? I know I've been neglecting this part of my life, so I know I'll be exercising more to get to my desired GMAT score.
It is ABSOLUTELY an essential part of my GMAT study plan. That's not to say that I could gym it up for 3 hours a day and improve my score by 150 points, but I find that exercise is as important a lateral track as meditation or brain training, both of which I incorporate.

Additionally its just a good habit to have. Try to roll things in to your study plan that will not only help you on the test but also improve your life later.
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by Bara » Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:38 am
Exercise is part of a full-on lifestyle upgrade that should be part of any study program. Exercise does a TON to help ones mental processes, physical perserverance, and health. You got health, you got a lot more than just memorized facts: you've got performance!

Nutrition, Bodywork/Energy work, Sleep, Nutrition are all part of what we do with clients. Our forthcoming GMAT book, in fact, discusses ALL of this...but it's not due in stores for several months...but here is a sneak peak of just one part of our Exercise module:

Physical exercise should be an important part of your test preparation process. Why? Because the benefits or exercise beyond feeling great and looking good include increased ability to cope better with stress as well as improving the brain's functions. In numerous studies, physical activity helps the brain work better. Exercises causes an actual physical and chemical response inside the brain which translates to people being able to perform better than without it. For many GMAT test takers, a life sitting at a desk is the norm, and for the youngest of the test takers, 1-3 years out of college, this more sedentary posture be a departure from a more active life prior. With habits engrained, and the time-demands of the job, implementing a more
active lifestyle may be optimistic and unrealistic - - but inserting even the littlest bit of physical activity can have profound affects on your test performance. Just look at some of the data:

The California Department of Education found in several studies that there was a positive relationship between physical activity and academic performance. Their studies suggested that when a substantial amount of school time is dedicated to physical activity, academic perfor-
mance meets and may even exceed that of students not receiving additional physical activity. Another study measured the cognitive abilities of the participants in four areas: memory, executive functioning, attention/concentration, and psychomotor speed both before enrolling in an exercise study, then four months after. The results proved that those who exercised, demonstrated significant improvements in the higher mental processes of memory and in "executive functions" that involve planning, organization, and the ability to mentally juggle different intellectual tasks at the same time

So while training for the New York, Boston (or insert your city here) Marathon may not be in your near future, you can incorporate small steps to incorporate physical activity to improve your brain health. Now, for those of us pressed for time, let's figure out what kind of physical exercise works best for you.

This is followed by a quiz to determine YOUR best physical activity!

Any questions? Be in touch with me directly as we have Exercise and Peak Performance specialists at TPNY to help our students get stretched out, not stressed out, and transformed for peak GMAT performance.
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by akhilsuhag » Sat Oct 01, 2011 9:46 am
Hi,

I am talking about me here. Have always been into sports, captained my college basketball team and nothing makes me feel better than an hour of basketball in the eve.

I don't think anything makes me feel as refreshed. An hour on the court (any sport) means your brain is thinking of nothing else except the game. All tensions fade away and it is just the game and you. If not basketball I used to go and play a bit of squash and it has the same effect. I takes me away from the pressures and tensions of life and mentally refreshes me like nothing else.

I am on a break right now and can afford this, but will soon be joining work in a new country so lets see if I can keep up with it.

I hope I am making sense.

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by Bara » Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:34 pm
Akhil,

You make total sense to me... I love how you wrote, "An hour on the court (any sport) means your brain is thinking of nothing else except the game. All tensions fade away and it is just the game and you." I might even want to quote you in my book, if that is ok... Lemme know !

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by prodizy » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:00 pm
It is important to take up a physical activity that you really like. Otherwise, I don't think it's of any value. I joined gym but didn't find it useful. So I resumed playing Tennis in the morning, and I think it really keeps me on cloud nine. My brain cells are really active most of the day because of this.
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by akhilsuhag » Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:41 pm
Hi Bara,

It will be an absolute honor and a privilege to be a part of your book. Do let me know when it comes out though.

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