Your Lifestyle Stress

Stress, stress, stress. Everyone has it and not many people are good at handling the pressures that come with a busy lifestyle. Usually people deal with these stresses in a variety of different ways. Some tend to have nervous breakdowns when life squeezes, others bottle everything up inside, becoming a tense and skittish person. Still others try and deal with stress in unhealthy ways, such as drinking, drugs, ect.


So here are some simple, healthy ways that can be used to alleviate stress:

1. A BIG stress reliever is exercise. Studies have shown that an average of 30 minutes to 1 hour of physical activity a day (ie: running on the treadmill, walking with a friend through your neighborhood) can help with easing the buildup of stress. Just imagine your worries slipping away as you pound out the miles - with an added bonus of being a great weight lose program too!!

2. Drink plenty of water throughout the day and eat well balanced meals. A sharp mind and body are fueled by the energy that is manufactured from our food. Thus, eating McDonalds 24/7 (which is packed full of carbs and sugars with very little fiber or protien) is probably not going to go far in helping with keeping you alert throughout the day. Also, sugary diets are not good with keeping your body going all day long. The sugar spike will keep you awake for a little while, but when that starts to wear off, you are left with a "sugar hangover" like no other. So eat your greens (vegetables), lots of fresh fruit, and plenty of clean water.

3. BREATHE!!! Not many people stop for a second in their frantic rushing around to just take a full breath of air. Taking that one minute out of your micromanaged lifestyle could be the key to unlocking your personal stress reliever. So just take a moment right now to clear your mind and meditate, pray, ect. I swear, it will help!!


These three simple distressing tips is an attempt to ease the crushing wight of responsibility's and stress in your daily life. These techniques can be used and implemented into your lifestyle with no humongous changes seen and can be used throughout the day.

So today I challenge you to take your dog for a walk, eat an apple and simply breathe.