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Physical Exercise

A common sign of getting stressed is that your muscles contract leading to headache, back pain, muscle pull, and
high blood pressure. It is very important to exercise regularly. Physical activity plays a key role in reducing and
preventing the effects of stress. Make time for at least 30 minutes of exercise, three times per week. Nothing beats
aerobic exercise for releasing pent-up stress and tension.

Yoga
Yoga is another form of exercise. It has all sorts of exercises—physical exercise, breathing patterns, and meditation.
Yoga keeps the mind and body relaxed and healthy. Depending upon your physical fitness, choose the yogasanas
and do them regularly for better physical and mental health.

Meditation

Meditation helps in enhancing our mind power. Regular meditation brings peace and calm to mind and
composure to the body. By doing meditation every day, we can manage day-to-day stress. Besides meditation,
relaxing the muscles by deep breathing or lying down with closed eyes is also a good idea to deal with stress.

Healthy Ways to Relax and Recharge
v Go for a walk. v Enjoy a hot cup of coffee or tea.

v Spend time in nature. v Play with a pet.
v Call a good friend. v Work in your garden.

v Sweat out tension with a good workout. v Get a massage.
v Write in your journal. v Curl up with a good book.
v Take a long bath. v Listen to music.

v Light scented candles. v Watch a comedy.

Enjoying, Going to Vacations, and Holidays with Family and Friends

Beyond a take-charge approach and a positive attitude, you can reduce stress in your life by nurturing yourself.
If you regularly make time for fun and relaxation, you’ll be in a better place to handle life’s stressors when they
inevitably come.

You are aware that stress is a normal thing that happens to everyone from time to time. We should not allow it
to hamper our daily activities. So, whenever possible, go out and enjoy small things in life. Plan fun outings with
family and friends. Go on vacations and holidays as it helps us to reconnect with ourselves and helps us to get
back to feeling our best. People who take out time regularly to relax, experience less stress, and are able to work
with renewed creativity and productivity.
Even in day to day activities, do not keep a very serious outlook towards life. Learn to enjoy small things in life
and laugh as much as possible. These things energise us and help us to handle more stress as and when it comes.

Taking Nature Walks

Nature has a healing capacity. When we are in the lap of nature, we do not feel fatigued or stressed. If we take
out time for nature walks, it tends to reduce our stress levels.
Most of us stretch ourselves beyond our capacity. This leads to stress. If we break our working hours into parts
with brief breaks in between, then we can take time out for nature walks and break the monotony of daily
cumbersome routine. The freshness will help us to focus on our work better. A nature walk of five to ten minutes
after two hours of continuous work is enough to reduce stress.

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