Q. How do I keep focused during exams?

A. The answer to keeping focused in school during exams is three-fold: sleep, exercise and eat healthy.

You want to make sure you're receiving six to eight hours of sleep at night. By not receiving this amount, you're not giving your brain time to rest and prepare for the next day, as well as replace the chemicals used throughout the day. Generally over nine hours of sleep would be considered too much, except for children or when you are ill.

Secondly, exercising relieves any built-up stress, as well as releasing chemicals in the brain that sharpen your ability to learn and think quickly. Exercise will actually increase your mental processing, potentially helping you to ace that test!

Lastly, you want to eat a small healthy snack every two to three hours; by refueling your body you will stay alert and give your brain and body enough energy to perform your daily tasks!

Submitted by Jason McCarthy, Jason Doyle, Jake Unger and Andrea Lewis.