Fighting stress

A lifestyle that reduces stress levels:

• Healthy diet
• Physical activity: walking, tai chi, yoga, pilates
• Moderate alcohol consumption
• Do not smoke
• Slow down and find time for resting and relaxation
• Enough quality sleep
• Manage your time
• Learn to say no
• Take some time for yourself
• Talk to close people, seek help
• Avoid stimulus
• Turn off the TV
• Get a pet

Relaxation techniques that reduce stress:

• Breathe deeply
• Listen to your body, pay attention to the tension
• Think positively
• Exercise a progressive muscle relaxation
• Meditate
• Spend time with family and friends, talk and laugh
• Prepare yourself a warm bath
• Enjoy a hobby that relaxes you
• Listen to music, enjoy a good book, read the newspapers
• Get a massage
• Buy something for yourself