05/06 Friday Day 6 SLBC
Auna37
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Stressed? Take five!
Stress is an inevitable part of our lives and it also has terrible health consequences. Sometimes a short walking break is all that's needed to bring our stress levels way down. So today, when you feel stressed, take a quick 5 or 10 minute break and go for a quick walk. If you can walk outside, even better! And if you are a stress eater, cultivating the habit of walking (or any activity) when you are stressed instead of eating is a great way to shed more pounds.
Alternative Challenge: Make a bingo sheet filled with physical activities and try to finish as many as you can.
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Not only is a quick walk great for reducing stress, but if you're stuck on a problem or can't figure something out, a quick walking break may be just the solution.
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I know this works for me. I just need to remember to give myself permission to take the time. If it gets my stress level down and/or gets me unstuck, it is definitely time well spent.5
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I have found that short podcasts are a good motivator for me to get out and walk twice during my work day. two short walks about 15-30 minutes each really help break up the monotony of a desk job.3
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This is a great suggestion. Even a walk around the room helps with this.1
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I find a short walk outside in the fresh air is time well spent.1
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Me too. When I'm stressed, need a shift in focus, or am wrapping up one project before starting another one, I always try to head out for a walk.0
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Taking time right now.0
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taxmom9093 wrote: »I know this works for me. I just need to remember to give myself permission to take the time. If it gets my stress level down and/or gets me unstuck, it is definitely time well spent.
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Did my walking while catching up on some mopping.1
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This does help.0
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May is a very stressful, busy month for me and June as well. My biggest issue is getting started and doing what needs to be done. Today I did a lot of running around that I was putting off. In and out of the van several times. I parked further away and walked to my destinations.
Deep breathing helps me de-stress as well. I haven't experienced the stress relief of exercise yet but I can think of several occasions that I wish I had a punching ball.0 -
3 times this week I turned a normal activity into a walk of about a mile. I live in an apt building. It's so easy to just take the elevator down to get the mail. Instead I now go outside and do about a 10-12 block square (close to a mile) to get back to the lobby and pick up my mail. One day I turned a 1 block walk to the corner store into the same 10 -12 block walk, getting to the store just before coming home.0
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I am going to start walking more. I want to walk on a trail this weekend. Maybe, today and tomorrow. Tuesday, I will be walking a trail with my neice.0
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I had an unexpected opportunity for activity this afternoon. My daughters brought me a lime tree as an early Mother's Day present, so we spent awhile digging and planting. I'm very excited about this addition to my citrus garden.0
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Happy to see so many walkers in our group! I love walking on trails too and @77tes a lime tree is a lovely Mother's Day gift.
@hollyhock1009, you hit on something really key, I think. Adding almost a mile to your mail pick-up makes it a great healthy activity and doing it several times a week makes it a habit. There's a whole website devoted to "Let's Make Our Day Harder" and encouraging folks to look for ways to be more active. It makes a huge difference!
Here's their video:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=whPuRLil4c0
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I enjoyed the video - I love stuff by Dr Mike Evans. He explains things so simply, but all good points.
I had realized all of this last week. After retiring I had worked hard to make my life as simple as possible. Then realized that that was not so good. I am realizing now that my 'job' now is to make myself healthier.
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This video reminded me to share one of my tricks. I don't like going up stairs too much -it is hard on my old knees, so I use the handicap ramps on my school's hilly campus. The thing is that those ramps always require more steps - lots more and since they are less frequented and built into the hillsides, they also provide wildlife interactions (mini nature hike). One ramp we call the "bunny trail" because it is frequented with cottontails, not to mention lizards and families of quail this time of year.
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