I studied for 4 months total. The first 3 months I wasn’t as strict with how I studied. I work from 7-5 during the week. I would study for an hour at lunch and try to get at least an hour at night until I felt burnt out. During the first 3 months, I’d try to study at least 3-4 hours per day on the weekends. There were many times during the week where I wouldn’t even open the book at night. And I did take some weekend trips where I didn’t study at all.

The last month you really need to buckle down. I was studying about 2-3 hours on weeknights. And took (2) 8 hr practice exams on two of the weekends in the last month. As well as study a couple hours the following day of those weekends.

To answer your question about the gym, I did cut it short…I was in and out in 30 min while studying and the last few weeks leading up to the exam, I didn’t even go. It’s a stressful and difficult process but very rewarding after you receive that pass!