Exercise before homework?

atragicfate

Okay, I have heaps of homework to do and heaps of exercise to get through.
Will I be benefited if I exercise before tackling the essays? Or will I just be tired and bleh?

atragicfate

Bump lol

kylamaries

If you have the time, exercise beforehand! After you cool-down, you should feel motivated enough to tackle those essays! Good luck!

onedayatatime12

If I recall correctly, you are the same MFPer who was wanting to go below 1200, and consume only 950 calories? I think what you need to do is eat AT LEAST 1200 (definitely more if you're working out) and LIFT heavy. That'll help you with your trouble spots.. If you're not the same person I just described above, well then my apologies.. Let's continue

Sure, why not? I usually get my classwork done before I head out for a run/walk/workout. It really lets me clear my head of all the junk that gets in the old noggin from the hours before.

CarlieeBear

It depends on you. Do you have a clear head for homework before exercising? How do you feel after a workout? If you get bogged down from homework and miss your workout, you may want to work out first. If you're working out enough without this workout, then do homework. You need to do your homework. You need to work out, but maybe not as much as you think.

I do a really good, long workout every other day (sometimes two days between) and try to get in some small activity on my days off...something recreationally active or heavy work around my apt. Where homework fits in depends on my schedule. I typically have at least a week between classes, sometimes two, so if I start it early it doesn't get in the way of working out. It's all about managing your time.

atragicfate

Yes I am the same person who wanted to go under 1200 calories. But after much hostility I have decided to stick with 1200 but exercise more and then eat some of those calories I lost back.

Thanks for the replies. I'll work out before I do my essays

TigerBite

If you're doing cardio, like eliptical, bike, or treadmill (something stationary) then you can think about whart you're coing to write ... jot some notes dow, usr the time to organize your thoughts. I personally use my cardio time to think about/work on problems I may be having, or organize my thoughts about something (even something simple like making up a grocery list).

atragicfate

If you're doing cardio, like eliptical, bike, or treadmill (something stationary) then you can think about whart you're coing to write ... jot some notes dow, usr the time to organize your thoughts. I personally use my cardio time to think about/work on problems I may be having, or organize my thoughts about something (even something simple like making up a grocery list).

That's a brilliant idea! I am going to ride my bike for a while this afternoon so that'll be the perfect time to think about my notes!

jonjhayden

When I was in college, I would be working on thermodynamics or heat transfer or fluid dynamics and just get to a point where I was stuck. It was like my mind was fogged over. I would be flustered. I would go for a run or lift or go to wrestling practice. After that wherever I was stuck, I would break through. Sometimes I would be in the middle of the run and the solution to my problem would come to me and I would really pick up my pace to get back to my dorm to work through the rest of the problem.

I don't think working out before working on your essays would hurt at all. In fact it will probably help.

atragicfate

When I was in college, I would be working on thermodynamics or heat transfer or fluid dynamics and just get to a point where I was stuck. It was like my mind was fogged over. I would be flustered. I would go for a run or lift or go to wrestling practice. After that wherever I was stuck, I would break through. Sometimes I would be in the middle of the run and the solution to my problem would come to me and I would really pick up my pace to get back to my dorm to work through the rest of the problem.

I don't think working out before working on your essays would hurt at all. In fact it will probably help.

Awesome!
I am writing about xenotransplantation and I can't think straight.
Thanks for the help!

IndigoFlowers

I always do my exercise after my homework, if I workout before my homework then I find that I am TOO relaxed to focus and have a hard time finishing any work I needed to do... Plus fatigue tends to hit me and I have no interest in looking at homework or studying!

If I need a study break I will go for a walk or do some zumba, nothing too intense... sometimes that helps to give my brain a break, however if my workout is strenuous then I definitely do that after I am finished everything.