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Reducer II Stress Exercise II
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II Stress Cause II Environmental Stress II
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Exercise for Stress.
More and more busy people have discovered the benefits of
exercising for stress relief, whether it’s in their open door
office or at their kitchen table.
And it’s something you can do, too.
There has been a wealth of study on the benefits of exercise in
our stress-filled world. It is been shown that exercise helps
alleviates stress by relaxing tense muscles and releasing
endorphins, serotonin, dopamine and adrenaline, natural chemicals
that help give you that sense of well-being.
Endorphins are the body’s natural pain killers and activate the
sensory perception of well-being. Increased serotonin, supplied by
regular exercise, helps elevate your mood.
The benefits of making time
for exercising to relieve stress will repay you in added zip, a
fresh view of your world, and possibly even better sleep.
And when you consider the statistics that an estimated 60 to 90
percent of all visits to the doctor’s office are for
stress-related complaints, including but not limited to headaches,
backaches, insomnia, anxiety and herpes, the value of
stress-relief exercises skyrockets.
There isn’t one magic stress-relief exercise. What matters is you
find one that you enjoy enough to continue doing for at least a
half an hour. Some refer to this as their “play date” and include
it in their day timers at least three times a week. And while some
of us may equate strenuous, sweaty exercises are the best choice
for venting frustrations, researchers at the University of Georgia
found anxiety levels fell the most during the low-intensity
exercises like good old-fashioned walking.
Simple things like walking, dancing, gardening, yoga and swimming
or any activity that moves your body, even slowly, can be
incorporated into your daily stress-relief exercises.
Some people find repeating a motion for a period of time offers
relaxation through repetition. These include walking, cycling,
running or swimming laps.
It has also been shown the greatest
antidepressant effects come with this exercise regimen continues
past 15 weeks, so selecting something you enjoy doing is important
for your optimum stress-relief. Of course, if you suffer from any
chronic condition like heart disease or if you are pregnant, check
with your doctor before beginning any exercise program.
In addition to a regular exercise program, you can incorporate
stress reducing exercise into your daily work life. And let's face
it, most everyone can benefit from a reduction of stress at work!
Try these stress busters at your desk:
1. Do some gentle neck rolls to help rid tension. Let your chin
drop slowly forward. Slowly roll your head to your right shoulder,
back, left shoulder and front. Now do the same in the opposite
direction. Try it about 10 times, slowly, and feel the relief!
2. Inhale 10 deep breaths. Fill your lungs full, hold and exhale
slowly, ridding all the air. Repeat. That fresh dose of oxygen
will also recharge your energy.
3. Stand and stretch with your hands over your head. Swing down to
touch your toes, bending your knees if you need – it’s not
cheating ! Repeat 5 to 10 times. Now place your hands on your
hips, with your legs apart. Bend forward until your chest is
parallel. Turn your head and body slowly to the left, then right
forward. Repeat five to 10 times.
4. Sitting in your chair, lift your arms up over your head and
swing them down, back and forward again replicating a swimmer’s
backstroke. Repeat five times to begin with, working up to 10.
5. This one may take a bit more privacy, depending on your space.
Lie on the floor or sit in a comfortable chair. With your hands at
your side or on the chair arm, visualize each part of your body,
beginning with your toes and moving up. Take your time and feel
your body relax, bit by bit.
6. Sit on the edge of your chair, and lean forward, resting your
chest on your knees with your hands and head hanging loosely.
Slowly unroll your back, vertebra by vertebra, until you’re
sitting up nice and straight. This is an excellent exercise for
unknotting your back.
7. Finish your stress-releasing exercises with more deep
breathing. Inhale deeply and fully exhale, on your last
exhalation, smile and say something that affirms your well-being.
There, you’re ready to get up and start anew with less stress and
more joy, and isn’t that what life is supposed to be about?
Many people seek out a natural stress relief
product to help calm the nerves and soothe the mind.
Extress,
a natural homeopathic and nutrition supplement, is an
exceptionally effective stress relief agent free of prescription
medication. Extress aids the body during periods of stress,
tension, anxiety, minor phobic reactions and complaints of
generalized patterns of anxious discomfort.
