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Stress Management Imagination can make a cloudy day sunny-and overpower stress. Here are three ways to create mental pictures that offset daily stressors. Music Choose a recording you find soothing. Find a quiet, calming environment in which to listen to it. Feel yourself become part of this calming environment of sound, a physical extension of […]
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Stress Management Retrain your brain to wipe out negative thoughts. If negative thoughts keep running through your head, it may be time to put on a pair of rose-colored glasses. Looking at life’s challenges in a more positive way can improve your physical well-being and even increase your life span! People who see the glass
Stress Management Manage your time. Prioritize. How many times have you wished there were more hours in a day or looked up at the clock and wondered how the day flew by so fast with little accomplished? By managing your time, you can help manage the stress that comes with unfinished business. Tips to help
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Fitness Get fit and stay fit. “Fitness: if it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body.” – Cher Having six pack abs doesn’t come from drinking a six pack, and you don’t need to have six pack abs to be fit. Get fit by making exercise and healthy eating a regular part
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Nutrition People who are watching what they eat can stick to their diets when eating in restaurants. Eating establishments don’t have to be automatic waistline expanders if you observe the following recommendations. * Choose a restaurant that offers a wide variety of food, to increase the odds of finding fewer fatty, highly caloric foods. *
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Fitness * Vary the activities you do. – Choose ones unique to the four seasons. – Select both indoor and outdoor exercises. – Try ones you do alone and ones you do with others. * Pair exercise with other things you like, such as your favorite music, being with friends, etc. * Check out new
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Nutrition Choose healthy and low-calorie foods. Look at buying healthy, low-calorie foods. When you buy them, the more likely you are to eat them. And when you do not buy foods high in sugar, fat, and empty calories, they are not there to tempt you. Start with planning. Plan for meals that will be eaten
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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 Relax your body and mind with yoga. You don’t have to be like Gumby or Stretch Armstrong to benefit from yoga. This mind-body practice uses physical poses, controlled breathing, and meditation to relax the body and mind and ease the spirit. Health benefits of yoga: Growing evidence shows that yoga may be an
Stress Management Stress is the way you react to any change (good, bad, real, or even imagined). What is Stress? These are ways the body responds to stress: * Pupils dilate (get wider). * Breathing speeds up. * Heart rate speeds up. * Oxygen increases in the blood. * Blood moves to major muscles. *
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