How can a teenager balance work, play and study?

It's very important to balance your time but it's even more important to balance your time properly. It's not an easy thing to do, especially since work, school and play are all equally important things in your life. Sure, the word 'play' may not seem as important as the rest, but in my opinion it may be even more important out of the three.
Making time for yourself is important in so many ways. Say you went to school everyday, from 8am until 2pm then came home for a quick break and went straight to work for a 6 or 7 hour shift, your body and mind would be completely exhausted. Of course your studies are greatly important, as is making money, especially now that we're of age to drive and we need to pay for things such as gas and many other little things.
So instead of balancing your time for only school and studies, take a few hours a day, or even letting a few shifts a week go to do something you enjoy. It's not as hard as it seems to do. If you take at least an hour a day to do something such as going to the gym, you will be guaranteed to feel better and you will probably even get more done due to the fact you will feel so much better then before.
Taking the time to play, is the one time of day that you are able to do something you want to. Whether it's playing a sport or simply watching TV, either way you will be releasing your stress and keeping yourself healthy!