Erase Stress With Daily Exercise
By Sandy Schroeder
If every day is a stress day, you know how much of a vicious cycle that stress can be. Stress wears you out, so you are too tired to exercise, but exercise could actually erase the stress. Start moving to break out of the stress trap.
The Mayo Clinic tells us almost any kind of exercise will relieve stress. When you are active, you generate feel-good endorphins and forget to be worried.
Everything from aerobics to yoga can generate stress relief. Move a little or a lot and see what the benefits are.
Motion and meditation become one - When you hit the courts, head out for a run or spend some time in the pool, all of the day's frustrations may just float away. Just focus on the motion and let go of everything else.
Give your mood a lift - Exercise can boost self- confidence and reduce depression and anxiety. You may enjoy better sleep and find it easier to relax. Everything just flows better when you take control of your life.
Protect your body from negative effects - Exercise can reduce the harmful effects of stress on the cardiovascular, digestive and immune systems.
Exercise teaches us how to relieve tension - When you focus on a yoga pose or the repetitive steps in a daily run, you may find concentration on one task creates fresh energy and optimism. You may feel calmer and more focused in everything that you do.
How to Make It All Work
Check in with your doctor - Before you start new exercise routines see your doctor to discuss any health issues that you may have and establish healthy guidelines.
Choose exercises you really enjoy - Love to dance? Feel perfectly at home on a yoga mat? Count on a morning run to start the day? Pick the exercises that suit you best to get maximum stress reduction.
Build your exercise routine gradually - Start slowly and build endurance as you find what works and what does not. When your choice feels as natural as brushing your teeth, you are on your way.
Make exercise a daily event - To really win the battle over stress make sure you get a dose of exercise every day so stress can not creep back in.
However you put it together, you may be pleased at how much better you feel when you exercise. As movement becomes a part of your day, everything else may be easier and simpler too. Then you know it's working.
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