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3 Steps to Coping with Stress
To deal with stress, you need to identify its
sources in your life. You need to recognize how
stress affects you, understand how to avoid harmful
stress, and know how you can deal with it when it
occurs. You also need to realize that some events
are out of your control.
You want to reduce the stress you feel and help
eliminate the emotional, mental, and physical
problems it may cause.
Strategies to avoid stress include managing your
time and commitments, establishing a strong system
of social support and effective coping strategies,
and leading a healthy lifestyle, including getting
adequate sleep and eating healthfully.
Here are a few tips to get started:
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Get organized the day before:
Don't wait till morning to know what you are
going to wear to work, know what you are going to
have for breakfast, and the time you are going to
go exercise. Be prepared.
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Go workout: Of course, I was
going to tell you that. Studies show that those
who exercise suffer significantly less from
stress than those who don't.
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Plan a time to go to bed and stick to
it: By planning on a time to go to bed,
you are more likely to get 7-8 hours of rest and
not watch TV or work too late.
Kelly Huggins, B.S., ACSM HFI
The Fitness MythBuster
404.303.8305 kelly@kellyhuggins.com
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