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 minutes of exercise per week is enough to relieve stress. Based from experience, we when walk, our minds shifts from the busy work we may have in our mind into a calmer state. It is also much more effective when we listen to music as we walk. Let say that we have midterms that are set to due in the same week, simply take stroll in the park or a sidewalk and let our mind shift away from the chaos for a moment. It’s like when we eat a lot, our stomach gets full and it will never lower down if we continue to consumer more food meaning that we have to let the stomach rest. Restorative yoga is also something that can also be used to reduce stress and release tensions on our muscles. Dana from an American Fitness issued states, …props allow students to stretch and release tension in a passive way without requiring much athleticism or active muscular strength and endurance. (Dana) The reason behind this is when the “fight-or-flight” response is triggered our body tend to tense up but when we stretch those areas, the defensive state get interrupted and provides relief to those areas in particular. Overall being active reduces and relieves stress. Doing an active hobby is an effective way to decrease stress. Not only are you releasing the stress from your mind but you become more relax. Sure
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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
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