The Importance Of Relieving Stress

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We humans are busy when it comes to the real world. It seems as we age the busier we become which often causes us to get stress. Stress is vital in our lives because keep us alerted and focused, prepared to avoid danger but too much of it is simply vicious for our health. This brings to the topic on why relieving stress is important to keep use in a healthy state of mind. There are dozens of way to relief stress and rely on the person itself. An effective way of relieving stress is to do a fitness related hobby because it can be used as a distraction from our problems and simply relaxes us. Even though in many cases the problem still remains, relieving the stress will make the situation much cleaner. This method of relieving stress varies among people since everyone has their capabilities of doing exercise and in the same time there are a dozen of exercise related hobbies. In order for one to relief stress one needs to do a hobby such as walking, running, bike riding, some form of yoga or anything active. It may seem absurd that activities in the active field can calm our stress, as Lynn stated, “…people who exercise regularly aren’t just more physically fit than those who don’t, they’re generally happier and less stressed, too” (Lynn). Lynn also states that just 30 …show more content…
On figure 1, the graph illustrates what happens during a stressful activity. People who do the most fitness activities tend to have a lower heart rate or beats per minute. Another important factor when you do something active is your surroundings, more specifically the scene. One would feel much relaxed if they ran in a park or forest in the morning rather than a chaotic sidewalk with a lot of people. Other methods such as deep breathing is absurd, all it does is help your heart drop its pulse but when you do something that get you to your feet, you get the feel of relief and accomplished of doing something

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