Beat Stress With Exercise
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Regular exercise is the best way of a stress-busting technique. If you are involve in, kind of sedentary job then your body go into a state of high arousal but there is often nowhere for that energy to go, and you can stay in this state for hours at a time. Exercise is the best way to dissipate the excess energy. You should channel your energy into proper exercise, be it a brisk walk, a run, a bike ride or a game of squash. Some exercise can be as informal as taking the dog for a walk, or dancing at home to your favorite music.
Experts recommend that we exercise at a moderate intensity for a minimum of 30 minutes, most days of the week. Exercise not only improves health and reduces stress, it also relaxes tense muscles and helps you to sleep. It causes the release of chemicals called endorphins into your bloodstream, making you feel relaxed and happy. As such, it can be a helpful tool in fighting depression and anxiety, as well as keeping you trim and reducing your risk of heart conditions and stroke, managing high blood pressure, diabetes and back pain. Fit people are better able to handle the long-term effects of stress without suffering ill health.
Exercise:
Walking, jogging, swimming, cycling, aerobics classes or DVDs, and dancing are all great forms of exercise. Choose something you will enjoy, it won't feel like a chore. To avoid boredom choose to vary your activities, if you normally exercise indoors, try an outdoor activity.
Exercise should be fun. It's difficult to keep going with an exercise program that you don't enjoy. Exercising with a friend might encourage you to keep it up longer, and try activities that will make you forget you're exercising, such as roller-skating or flying a kite
There can be no reasons for anyone not to live a healthy life. Remember Health is Wealth, if you still find excuses, write them down and assess each one. Some of your excuses may be like:
I don't have the time or money.
I am not the sporty type, and not good at exercise.
I don't enjoy exercise.
I am too old, tired, overweight or self-conscious.
There are no gym nearby.
I can't be bothered.
Some types of exercise doesn't have to take place at the gym or on a treadmill. You can exercise even without spending money, leaving the house or having any particular skill. Just remember to warm up and cool down, to avoid injury.
Walking
Everyone of us doesn't matter how fit we are, usually we are able to incorporate some walking into our schedules. A walking routine can be a great form of aerobic exercise. It's free, and strengthens the heart and lungs as well as the legs. It also helps to prevent osteoporosis, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, helps with diabetes, and increases flexibility. A daily walking routine for 30 minutes can be an easily achievable target, perhaps walking all or part of the way to work, or a 15 minute burst at lunchtime and another in the evening. As your fitness improves, you could even try alternating with a slow jog. Taking the stairs instead of the elevator is a choice that will become automatic after a short time.
Yoga
Yoga helps to reduces stress and improves strength, flexibility, coordination, circulation and posture. It can even reduce the frequency of asthma attacks. Yoga is an ancient Indian practice, dating back more than 5000 years. The word yoga means union, and was originally designed to lead to union of the human spirit with nature. However, today many people use it as a technique to link the body and mind in a way that encourages peacefulness and relaxation. It uses stretching postures, breathing, and meditation techniques to calm the mind and tone the body.
There are different types of yoga, but almost of those used in the West are forms of Hatha Yoga. This is a combination of asanas (physical exercises and postures), pranayamas (breathing techniques) and meditation.
You can learn about yoga from books and videos, but the best way is through attending a class with an experienced instructor.