Three Keys to Managing Your Stress Every Day

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Stress in small doses, and linked to positive events, helps you

be more productive, active and happier. However, when stress

reaches a certain level, it starts to have adverse effects.

Adrenalin floods the body, breathing becomes shallower, your

thoughts become less clear - everything is framed in terms of

fight-or-flight responses. If this state persists for extended

periods of time, irreversible physical damage starts to happen

in your body - including the brain.

Some sources of stress you can avoid, but many you unfortunately

can't. However, you can make sure that you regularly and

actively reduce your stress level, so that you don't suffer its

adverse consequences.

The first key to stress management is good sleep. Yes, it does

make a difference: If you sleep enough, you will be able to

better handle things that come your way, and your stress

response will be muted. So make sleep one of your priorities,

and avoid late nights at work as much as possible.

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The second key is to weekly make an appointment with yourself

for at least a couple hours a week, devoted to relaxation. It

can be going to the gym, practicing a sport you love, getting a

massage (on this subject, see this month's spotlight), sit down

and read an entertaining book, do some knitting, whatever works

for you. The key is that this is an activity that you enjoy,

that you practice on your own (i.e. no co-workers to talk

business while having a tennis game, no children interrupting

you while you are reading your book, etc.) and that makes you

feel refreshed once you're done.

The third key is to make sure to have mini de-stressing sessions

throughout the day. It can be as easy as taking a few minutes to

breathe deeply; stand up and do a few stretching moves; get out

and walk around the block; or use some of the de-stressing tools

on the market (see This Month's Product for examples). Ideally,

experts recommend to take a 3-to-5-minute break every hour. It

is especially important if you spend most of the day at a desk,

and your body is stressed by the mere fact of not being able to

move freely for hours in a row. I am in no way, shape or form a

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proponent of smoking (I don't smoke, don't like the smell of

smoke, and definitely don't want you to suffer the side-effects

and consequences of smoking), but the cigarette breaks were good

in the sense that they provided those necessary breaks both body

and mind. So introduce your own non-smoking breaks in your day!

Now is your time to plan: Open your calendar, and figure out

when you can include an hour or two of relaxation time in your

week, every week until the end of the year. Then ask yourself

the following questions: How will you organize your breaks

during the day? When can you take a 10-minute break? Which

relaxation exercises do you want to focus on?

About the author:

Karin Vibe-Rheymer-Stewart, Ph.D., helps busy women reclaim time

and achieve work/life balance through whole-life time

management, in other words everything that affects your use of

time. She has helped numerous clients find balance and peace of

mind, through one-on-one coaching, group coaching, seminars and

talks. For free resources and to contact her, go to

http://www.superwomanrelief.com .

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