How Does Exercise Help With Stress?

                                                     
                                                      

                                                             What is Stress Management?

Stress is defined as an individual's "psychological, physiological, and behavioural response when they perceive a lack of equilibrium between the demands placed on them and their ability to meet those expectations, which leads to ill-health over time."

Meditation, yoga, and exercise are all popular ways to relieve stress. We'll go through each one in depth, taking a variety of ways to ensure that there's something for everyone.

First and foremost, let's be clear: we're not striving to be stress-free all of the time. That's a stretch. After all, it's a natural human reaction that we all have from time to time—and it's not always negative.

However, we may all benefit from recognising and managing our stress. Let's start with a little primer on stress before we get into how to manage it.

Stress signs and symptoms :

Although we all react to stress in different ways, the following are some of the more frequent symptoms:

• Sleeping problems

• Gaining or losing weight

• Constipation

• Irritability

• Grinding of the teeth

• Anxiety attacks

• Headaches

• Inability to concentrate

• Perspiring hands or feet

• Heartburn

• Sleep deprivation

• Social exclusion

• Fatigue

• Nausea

• Feeling overburdened

• as well as compulsive or obsessive habits

Repetitive exposure of the stress response on our body is proven to lead to long-lasting psychological and physical health issues; these include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, anxiety and depression