Another post straight from my work blog:
It’s a pretty common practice: You get some bad news, miss a deadline, or are just having an altogether bad day. You go to the refrigerator, pantry, or drive-thru. You eat your go-to food…
Chances are, after the fact, you’re still stressed out.
This is where physical activity comes in; a natural stress reliever, doing a little physical activity instead of indulging on a trigger food kills two birds with one stone - you allow your body the chance to reduce stress naturally AND you burn calories instead of consuming them.
Here are ten ideas to get you started (with the added bonus that each can be done in or around your own home):
1. Download three of your favorite songs to your MP3 player – then dance to them
2. Check the mail (if the hike to your mailbox isn’t a long one, walk back and forth from your house to the mailbox at least ten times)
3. If you’ve got stairs, climb them - for ten minutes
5. Sweep an uncarpeted room - or two
6. Empty the dirty dishes out of the dishwasher and into the sink – then clean them by hand
7. Take deep breaths – and really concentrate on them (or find another meditation routine that can easily be incorporated into a ten minute “chill out” session)
8. Clean one bathroom – meaning: scrub the sink, toilet, and bath/shower, wipe the mirrors, and sweep the floors
9. Pull weeds
10. Actually USE your home gym equipment
If you complete one of these activities and you still don’t feel better, pick another one!!
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Perfect! I've done the walking thing in the neighborhood two nights in a row, not long walks but walked nonetheless. This IS really a stress reliever. And you've gone to the back door instead of the refrigerator door. Lungs filled with night-time air, head full of stars, smells and Christmas lights; takes all thoughts of food away.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!