Stress Management Simple movements help relieve tension. Stress doesn’t only wreak havoc on your mind; it can cause aches and pains in your head, neck, shoulders, and back. Research says that daily stretching can reduce muscle tension, increase blood flow, and improve range of motion and coordination. Stretching safety tips: * Warm up your muscles. […]
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Stress Management Manage your time to help you manage the stress that comes with unfinished business. * Keep a “To Do” list. Use a method that works best for you. Examples are paper post-its, computer software/apps, a daily or weekly planner, and your smartphone. * Prioritize and assign times to complete tasks. Check off ones
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Stress Management Most people expect too much of themselves. Attempts to accomplish too much in a short period of time causes lots of unnecessary stress. The result is something doctors call hurry sickness, a constant state of rushing around trying to meet an endless line-up of self-imposed deadlines. Stress is the inevitable by-product of this
Stress Management * Plant trees and other greenery to add oxygen and help lower carbon dioxide in the air. Replace some lawn with shrubs and trees that shade the house to save on cooling and heating costs. * Create a garden and maintain it. Use manual tools for lawn and garden work, if possible. If
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Stress Management If you’ve ever mentally rehearsed a speech before you gave it, you may already have some idea of how advance playacting can help you prepare for stressful situations. (Athletes, musicians, salespeople, and actors do it all the time.) The idea is to imagine yourself feeling calm and confident in an otherwise stressful situation
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Stress Management Whenever you’re tense, your pulse speeds up, your muscles tighten, your skin perspires, and your hand temperature increases. These changes can be easily monitored by a biofeedback machine, a device that provides “feedback” in the form of sounds or lights that go off in response to the tension and relaxation. Then by doing
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Stress Management Slay your dragons and eat them for lunch! (Figuratively speaking, that is.) Lots of people have learned to tame stress by refusing to accept defeat in the face of negative forces. Instead, they meet stress head on, with a positive outcome. In other words, if you can use a negative event (like losing
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Stress Management Stress is a fact of life, but the affect it has on your health makes stress management techniques worth a second look. Unchecked stress can lead to weight gain, mood disturbances, and chronic disease. It can cause symptoms of illness, and prompt anxiety, irritability, and feelings of sadness and restlessness. But stress doesn’t
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Stress Management Don’t think for one minute that kids lead stress-free lives. Carefree as childhood may seem to adults, children experience stresses that are as real to them as car payments and broken water heaters are to you. Coach your children in stress management so they can learn to handle setbacks and disappointments. Here’s how:
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Stress Management Good medicine is just a chuckle away. Is laughter really the best medicine? Studies show that hardy laughter improves blood flow, reduces stress, lessens pain, and burns calories. Some even say it has healing powers as it sends oxygen throughout the cells of your body. It’s also contagious. What’s so funny? Find something
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