10 Ways To Reduce Stress In Just 5 Minutes
Stress these days is a common health issue for everyone. No matter how much healthy you are every single day you get stress due to your hectic schedule and work plans. Stress which leads to serious health problems like depression, lack of sleep, fatigue, hairfall, cardio vascular diseases, increased blood pressure etc. is the major reason of increased mortality rate all around the globe. Many of us try hard to de-stress ourselves but still it’s a tough task to reduce stress just in few minutes to get back to your respective work. But, here’s a good news for all who want to get relief from stress in few minutes. The best ways to de-stress yourself in just 5 minutes. Hang on..
1. Stretching
Stretching for 5 minutes could recharge your significantly. Stretching which involves arms and neck stretching to open up your shoulder and chest to release physical and physiological tension. Heart opening stretches helps in emotional release and mitigates negative effects of sitting too much.
2. Short Brisk Walking
Get yourself a 5 minutes of break to go for a short walk around your work station be it your office or your home. Get yourself exposed to environment, you could walk down or up a stair or walking outside with nature to release stress reducing hormones to reduce stress.
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3. Close your eyes
Close your eyes and start visualizing your favourite soothing scenic places and start picturising yourself in that very place. This reduces your stress significantly relaxing your mind. You could also slide show your favourite scenic destinations on your laptop or cell phone to indulge in its natural beauty.
4. Tune in
Play your favourite track on your phone, iPod, laptop, desktop whatever good to you. Get yourself lost in the music to get your mind relaxed and recharged. Music releases stress reducing hormones that is oxytocin which fills you with ample and fresh energy.
Read: 10 Interesting Effects of Music on Mind
5. Chomp on a dark chocolate
Dark chocolates are good for reducing stress and beating excessive anxiety. It improves mind and mood, revitalizes you with the goodness of flavanols which is good for heart and for mind.
Read: New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
6. Deep Breathing
Another best way to reduce stress is taking deep breaths. Close your eyes and start taking deep breaths for mere 5 minutes and count your deep breaths. Try to feel your each breath which automatically reduces your stress and anxiety level significantly.
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7. Jot down
Whatever you like, whatever makes you feel good just write down on a paper. Anything you wish, you wanna to let someone know about something simply write it. It will cut out your stress and will improve your mood instantly.
8. Hug someone
Get someone close be a friend or a family member, your spouse anyone who makes you comfortable wrap your arms around them. Feeling good about someone releases a hormone called oxytocin which beats stress hormones called cortisol and epinephrine.
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9. Laugh
Well, the best part of my life and would be yours too if you utilize it properly. Indulge in laughing and chuckling which reduces stress effectively and significantly. Laughter dose release stress fighting hormones which improves your mood and mind by refreshing you entirely.
Read: Health Benefits of ‘LOL’
10. Watch videos
Anything exciting be it a movie trailer, or a short animated video, a mp4 video which engages you and your mind completely. Excitement always refreshes your mind instantly by reducing stress and improving your mood.
Sureshot ways of de-stressing yourself which you really need to try to get the proven results. There are no such effective de-stressing treatment out there in just 5 minutes. Try it!!
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Priyadarshini Muduli
A full time passionate writer with imperishable determination to bring healthy, smart and pragmatic changes individually and socially. Concentrate especially on lifestyle, life and personal improvement, relationships, mental health and behavior, viral issues and literature based subjects.
