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How to Manage Stress
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How to Manage Stress

by Mike Clayton
December 2014
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
250 pages
3h 59m
English
Pearson
Content preview from How to Manage Stress
Chapter 2 Control your physical response to stress

The first aspect of stress that you can control is your physical response to it. Much of the damage caused by long-term exposure to stressors comes about from the poor choices we make about diet and exercise. Stress causes our muscles to tense up, affecting our relaxation and our posture, and we fail to find time for important stress-reducing activities like exercise and enjoying ourselves.

This chapter examines five points of control that you have, and how you can exercise that control to both reduce the effects of stress and also reduce the amount of stress you feel yourself under. We will look at:

  • Good posture – the way that you use your ...
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ISBN: 9781292084046