That will ensure that everyone will participate in improving his or her health and well-being. The plan would include group breathing exercises, aerobic and endurance exercise, progressive muscular relaxation. Also individual tools such as using music and working on ways to stay connected socially.
Simple breathing exercises can help reduce stress, lower blood pressure, slow the heart rate and improve overall wellbeing. Rapid, shallow, erratic breathing is a common response to stress. Slow, deep, regular breathing is a sign of relaxation. Teaching the employees to control their respirations so they mimic relaxation; the effect will be relaxing.
For example—the employee would follow four steps to practice deep breathing for relaxation.
1. Breathe in slowly and deeply, pushing your stomach out so you’re your diaphragm is put to maximal use.
2. Hold your breath …show more content…
When someone is driving, they can just put on some music (instead of catching up on phone calls) and enjoy the ride. If the desired effect is to slow down, play slower-paced music; if more energy is needed, play more upbeat tunes. Research has shown that music has a profound effect on your body and psyche. There is actually a growing field of health care known as music therapy, which uses music to heal.
Music and music therapy can help with pain management, promote movement, calming individuals and easing muscle tension (Scott 2014)
Music can bring brainwave activity changes that can also enable the brain to shift speeds more easily on its own as needed. Music can bring long-term benefits to your state of mind, even after you’ve stopped listening. Breathing and heart rate can also be altered by the changes music can bring. This can mean slower breathing, slower heart rate, and an activation of the relaxation response. Music therapy can help offset or prevent the damaging effects of chronic stress. Music can also be used to bring a more positive state of mind, lower blood pressure (which can reduce the risk of stroke) and boost immunity, and more (Scott