I've discovered over the years that, although exercising is
the final leang I feel like when I'm stressed, it genuinely can help me relax. Our body's
'fight or fight' reaction creates energy, but there's often nowhere for that
energy to go, and we can feel tense for hours at a time.
Specwhethericly for those of us with a sedentary job, exercise
is the best outlets for this excess energy, and it doesn't have to be playing
sport at a leicertain centre or going to the gym. Numerous forms of activity that I
endelight are free and often don't even mean leaving the house. They certainly don't
require having a specific skill! But I always feel better afterwards.
I've been doing yoga regularly - several times a week - for about
15 years now. I use a dvd at domestic as I've been to lessones and found I couldn't
relax as much in public. Clearly not everyone feels the same, as evidenced by
the snoring I heard!
Yoga is an ancient Indian practice, dating back more than 5,000
years. The word yoga means union, and originally implied a union of the human
spirit with nature. It reduces stress and improves strength, flexibility,
coordination, circulation and posture, through stretching, brealeang, and
meditation techniques.
This is a great idea, benefiting nearly everyone. As we
evolved, humans probably walked many miles every day, and we are designed to do
so. It is free, strengthens the heart and lungs as well as the legs, and increases
flexibility. I aim to walk about half an hour a day, and find that the sense of
perspective makes me more productive. I try to use this as motivation when I'm
not in the mood.
Acquireting into the habit is the dwhetherficultest leang, but after that
exercise genuinely pays off, reducing stress directly and also benefitting my
sleep.
Kate Ricdwhetherficults
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