Stress Management: Top Ten Habits To Reduce Stress In Your Daily Life

Are we dealing with stress properly?

With the demands of work, family, and society, stress can sometimes get the best of us. Not being able to manage stress properly doesn’t only pose a risk to our health, but to our relationships as well.

Whilst we may not have control to outside circumstances that give us stress, we have full control on how to deal with it. Below are some tips on how to manage and reduce stress in our everyday life.

1. Focus on doing one thing at a time

All of us may know Jack, the master of all trades. The pressure of our society forces us to be Jack and do a lot of things at the same time. With all the deadlines that need to be met, we should all know how to master the art of multi-tasking.

Though this can get us to finish a lot of things, juggling works at the same time leads to stress and exhaustion. Learn on focus on one thing at a time. Not only it will reduce your stress level, it will also lead to better production as your mind is solely focused on doing one thing.

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2. Go for a morning walk

Walking is one of the easiest forms of cardiovascular exercise. Once our heart is pumped up, it releases happy hormones and makes us feel better.

To maximize the benefits of walking, start your day with a walk outside. Make this as your everyday morning routine. Aside from the benefits of walking, the fresh air and nice surroundings will clear your mind and give you a fresh and better perspective.

3. Exercise regularly

There is no doubt that one can’t live a healthy life without exercising regularly. Aside from the fact that exercise helps us maintain or lose some weight and lowers our risk of getting diseases, it can also lower down our stress level.

How can exercise do this?

Exercise produces endorphins. They are the chemicals in our brain that improves the ability to sleep and as a natural pain killer. This, in turn, reduces stress.

A minimum of 30 minutes daily exercise for fitness has a long list of benefits.

4.  Listen to music

It is said that music is food for the soul.  There’s a whole truth to this popular saying as music nourishes our soul and put us into calmness and ease.

Whenever you are in a stressful situation, listen to your favorite song and you will be surprised how it can turn things around. A hectic and crazy day at the office can lighten up if you have your favorite playlist playing in the background.  Fill your smartphone’s playlist with happy songs to turn the bad day around.

5. Create schedule

Stress and tension arise if things get out of hand. When you don’t know how to manage your schedule properly, things to do get piled up and can get out of hand. If you can’t meet your to-do-list, this can result in pressure and disappointments.

Create a stress-free day by organizing your schedule. List all the things that you need to accomplish within a day and allot a specific time to do them. Do these before you start your day so that you know how your day would look like and can get more things accomplished.

6. Have fun each day

Laughter is the best medicine. It’s free yet very effective. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Instead of sulking and being stressed every time you commit a mistake, laugh at yourself. Having a positive and fun perspective can make everything feel better.

Look for things that you enjoy doing. We need to take a break from work and bathe ourselves with the things that we love. Surround yourself with people that know how to have fun. Life is too short to be spent angry or stressed.

7. Throwing yourself into a creative activity

Fight stress by engaging in activities that satisfy your creativity. Enroll in painting, music or art class. Find a field that you’re most interested in and explore your creativity. There’s no limit to what you can do if you open your eyes to the possibility of your skills.  If you can’t be the next Mozart or Michelangelo, at least you had fun while exploring your creative side.

8. Spend some time with family and friends

Family and friends are our support groups. They will be there with you through thick and thin. Spending some time with them brings comfort and happiness. So whenever you are in a stressful situation, give your loved ones a call and you can count that they will be there for you. You don’t need to go to a fancy restaurant or do cool things together to ease your stress. Even just a simple catch up will certainly put you in a good mood.

9. Don’t forget to laugh

Happy people are less stress compared to unhappy ones. Having a good laugh is probably the cheapest yet most effective way in reducing stress. Watch a funny movie or video, read a funny joke or you can even laugh at yourself. Finding humor in every situation, even the stressful ones, will certainly lighten up your mood.

10. Spend time helping out a friend

When we help someone in need, especially a friend or a loved one, we feel a wonderful warmth feeling afterward. It’s this feeling of accomplishment that you helped someone gives you a sense of euphoria. So don’t hesitate to lend anyone your hand as you are not only helping others, but you are also helping yourself.

You don’t have to live with stress every day. Learn to overcome it by simply doing these daily habits. You’ll be surprised at how these habits can make you look younger and happier.

 Alice Mackenzie is a professional blogger. She is an enthusiast who loves to write on several niches including health, fitness, health supplement and cleanse diet.

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