Stress management
When we are busy, faced with deadlines, appointments or when emergency strikes, our commitment to fitness is often the first thing to go. And when we commit to a fitness program, we are faced with worry and self-imposed stressors.
How can I stay on track?
What if I lose my resolve and eat too much, or too fast, or the wrong things?
What if I’m laughed at by the girls in the gym? What if...
Stress management for teens? Your teen is going through a lot right now. From school challenges to friend problems to body changes, they are struggling with a lot and probably feeling stressed as a result. By teaching your teen some stress management tools, you can begin to help them not only with managing their life now, but also with the way they live the rest of their lives too. Here are...
Money seems to be the root of many problems, and definitely causing stress. When you have enough money, you want more. When you don’t have enough money, you want more. When you have more than enough money, you’re afraid of losing it. But the truth is that money is neither good nor bad. Any problem you have with money is solely because of your reaction to the money. In order to...
Your mind is an incredible tool, capable of doing many things all at once. But the more distracted it is, the more likely you are to become stressed. When you can remove as many distractions as possible, you will be able to succeed at stress management. Here are some easy stress management tips to clear your brain of anything it doesn’t need to hold onto or worry about at the present...
Stressed while on vacation? It’s been shown that Americans take the least number of vacation days a year – and for some reason, this fact is celebrated. But studies have shown, again and again, that taking time away from life and from your job is healthy for you and for your stress level. When you don’t take time away, it can make you even more prone to stress, in fact....
Effective stress management includes not only stress relieving procedures. In order to effectively manage stress some persons might need to find out what is causing stress. Every day we are inundated with news on the Internet, on the television, and in newspapers. While we like to stay informed, this can also promote feelings of stress and of tension. One tool for stress management is to...
Though you might not feel that you are a writer, if you stop to listen to your brain, you can hear a number of thoughts rumbling around at any given time. These thoughts might be causing you to feel more stressed than you were before, or they might be making you feel distracted, which causes you to become behind in work or in other areas of your life. By using a journal as a daily practice, you...
While the stress of work can be nightmarish at times, sometimes the stress of your home life can be even more difficult. Whether you feel the stress of being a good parent or a good spouse, you need to realize that your well being at home will impact the rest of your life. With some simple stress management tips, you can begin to make your home life more relaxed, allowing you to enjoy time with...
Your body is holding onto any of the stress that you feel in your life, whether you realize it or not. When you are dealing with a large amount of stress, it’s best to realize that exercise is one of the ways in which you can effectively dissipate your stress. With interval training as a part of your stress management, you will allow your body to become less tense while also helping you...
Right now, you’re not even thinking about the way you breathe. You simply breathe because that’s what your body needs you to do in order to keep living. And while this might seem to be a fairly simple task, it is not. Your body has to send the same message to breathe each minute or else you would cease to exist. In times of stress, the body needs to pump more oxygen into the...