Band 7: Talk about something you do that help you concentrate on work or study. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Life is becoming so much more hectic these days. There are many activities we have to do, but the time to accomplish them is very limited. So concentrating on one task at a time has become very difficult for me. One thing I have practiced is taking a power nap or practicing yoga to increase my concentration level, but it does not work well for me. I have read somewhere that a brisk walk can enhance your level of concentration. I have tried that whenever I feel overwhelmed or tense, or when I have too many tasks to do. At that time, I close all my work and plan to visit a park to start brisk walking. One of my friends, who is a physiotherapist, has told me that aerobic exercises, such as brisk walking, can help increase serotonin levels, which ultimately calms the mind and relieves stress. A happy and calm mind can improve the ability to concentrate. I take 10 minutes of brisk walking whenever I need it, especially when I am lacking concentration. It not only helps me to increase my focus but also helps me lose some extra pounds and stay healthy. Apart from that, brisk walking can...

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Life is becoming so much hectic these days. There are many activities we have to do but the time to acquire this is very less. So concentrating on one task at a time is become very difficult for me to do. One such thing I have practiced to take a power nap or to practice yoga in order to increase my concentration level but it does not work well for me. So I have read somewhere that brisk walk can increase your level of concentration. So I have tried that whenever I freak out from something or I get so much tense or I have more tasks to do on that time I close all the work and plan to visit a park and start doing brisk walk. One of my friend who is physiotherapist has told me that the aerobic exercises such as brisk walk can help to increase the serotonin level which ultimately calm the mind and relieve the stress. So a happy mind and calm mind can increase the ability to concentrate. So I take 10 minutes of brisk walk whenever I need, whenever I am lacking concentration it not only helps me to increase the concentration but also helps me to lose some extra pounds and make me healthy. Apart from that brisk walk can

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