| How to get over job stress Job stress can | | | | raising them as far up as they will go toward |
| really hurt your work performance and life at | | | | your ears. Act as if you are shrugging up and |
| home. If you allow yourself to continue to be | | | | down, hold for five seconds. 11. Proceed to |
| stressed out day in and day out while you are | | | | tighten your neck by moving your head back |
| working, it can be outright dangerous for | | | | and holding for five seconds at a time. Hold |
| your health. Here are some tips to help you | | | | for five seconds, then relax for five |
| get over your stress on the job. 1. Find the | | | | seconds. 12. Finally, tighten your face |
| most peaceful place in your home or office to | | | | muscles as hard as possible. Begin by holding |
| sit. Sit up completely straight with your | | | | your mouth open for five seconds, then |
| back against the chair. Be sure to have your | | | | releasing. Now, clench your eyes shut for |
| feet flat, and your hands resting on your | | | | five seconds. Finally, raise your eye brows |
| thighs. 2. Close your eyes and try to get | | | | high for five seconds, and then release. 13. |
| your mind to relax 3. Breathe in and out of | | | | Finish the exercise by focusing on your |
| your nose very slowly. Count to five, hold | | | | breathing. Breathe in and out slowly for 5 |
| your breath, and then breathe out slowly. 4. | | | | seconds at a time. Repeat 4-5 times or until |
| Tense and hold your muscles for a count of | | | | you feel completely relaxed. That's it, If |
| five, then relax the muscles for a set of 5. | | | | you follow these 13 steps, every part of your |
| As you are tensing each muscle group, do it | | | | body should feel completely stretched and |
| as hard as possible without hurting yourself. | | | | relaxed. The best part about the steps listed |
| 5. Start by tensing your feet. Pull your feet | | | | above is you can add/take away any steps that |
| from the ground and your toes toward you | | | | you feel are not helping you. The whole |
| while making sure your heels are on the | | | | purpose is to give your complete body a mini |
| floor. Be sure to hold this position for a | | | | break. Day by day, Americans and people all |
| count of five.. then release the hold. Allow | | | | over the world are not properly exercising |
| your feet to go back to the ground normally. | | | | parts of their body. If you think about it, |
| Try to really feel the relaxation and compare | | | | we sleep for 8 hours, we sit in traffic for |
| it to tensing your muscle groups. 6. Now, | | | | an average of an hour a day, we work or go to |
| proceed to tense your thighs as hard as | | | | school for 8 hours a day, then we come home |
| possible. Hold for five seconds, and then | | | | and relax. Besides the days when we can |
| relax for five seconds. 7. Now, tighten your | | | | actually make it to the gym or for that |
| abdominal muscles for five seconds, then | | | | neighborhood walk, our bodies are really |
| relax for five seconds. Be completely sure | | | | being neglected. By taking a couple of |
| that you are sitting up completely straight. | | | | minutes each day to perform these exercises, |
| 8. Proceed to tense your hand and arm muscles | | | | you can really relieve your body of a lot of |
| as tight as possible for five seconds, then | | | | stress and anxiety, which will help your |
| release and relax for five seconds. 9. | | | | overall health and general well being. |
| Tighten your shoulder muscles as close | | | | |
| together as possible. Imagine that you are | | | | Chris Lorens is the expert columnist and |
| trying to make your shoulder blades touch | | | | article writer for - He helps people daily |
| each other. Hold for five seconds, then relax | | | | with their problems on stress management and |
| like normal. 10. Tighten your shoulders by | | | | anxiety relief. |