The Relationship Between Stress And Health

It is clear that stress can have an effect on an individuals’ daily life especially towards youth and adults. Individuals tend to feel stress when they are overwhelmed with the amount of demands they must do such as completing an assignment at school, or taking on a huge project for their work. These specific demands can sometimes affect an individual emotionally and physically. According to Lazarus and Folkman stress is defined as “a particular relationship between the person and the environment that is appraised by the person as taxing or exceeding his or her resources and engendering his or her well-being” (McCarville, R. E., & MacKay, 2013, 92). With stress not only does it affect an individuals emotionally and physically, it can also …show more content…
“One way in which leisure is believed to make a contribution to people’s well being, is by helping them to maintain or improve their physical and mental health by reducing tension and stress. There is a clear and consistent relationship between ‘positive attitudes to an engagement in leisure and psychological and physical health” (Trenberth, L., & Dewe, P. 2002, 60). That being said the importance of leisure is that it allows individuals to cope with their stress, by adding physical activity as it indicates that physical activity helps with reducing stress, which is another reasons this is topic is added to the mind …show more content…
L. 2011, 341). In conclusion, it is important for individuals to use positive tactics to cope with stress such as for example at 40% of Canadians reported using exercise for coping with stress compare to using negative strategies such as alcohol or drugs (Cairney, J., Kwan, M. Y., Veldhuizen, S., & Faulkner, G. E. 2014). It is important that when put into a stressful situation that it is vital to take a break from everyday routines by taking time to surround with family, friends and individuals that will boost your self-esteem and motivate into following a more healthy positive lifestyle. It is important to also use resources that are provided in different institution to assist with maintaining a well balance life mentally and physically, as being stressed out can push people that are close to circle away. It is important to find alternatives of releasing stress such as participating in leisure activities such as working out, walking, or finding moral social support such as talking to friends, family and significant others to release the tension. To conclude having ways of releasing stress is essential as it will allow the individual to have a sustaining health and better approach to