👋 Quick Fixes
Here you will find a quick overview of what you can do to improve your stress.
- Improve your Recovery Score: The better you recovery the more stress your body can handle. Check out the 😪Low Recovery Score recommendations to get quick insights into how to improve your recovery.
- Improve your Activity Score: Activity helps your body and mind to cope better with stress. Check out the 😯Low Activity Score recommendations to get quick insights into how to improve your activity.
- Improve your Mindfulness Score: Mindfulness exercises are the perfect antidote for a stressful life. In our Explore Section, you have access to a diverse portfolio of mindfulness sessions
- Go on short walks: Try to do short walks during the day. Walking reduces stress hormones, even when it is only for 5-10 minutes.
- Try a weighted blanket: Weighted blankets can provide a sense of comfort and security, reducing stress and promoting relaxation.
- Practice progressive muscle relaxation: This technique involves tensing and relaxing different muscle groups to reduce tension and stress.Start with your toes and work your way up to your forehead.
- Connect with others: Spending time with friends and family can help reduce stress by providing a supportive network.
- Manage time effectively: Planning your day and prioritising tasks can help reduce stress caused by feeling overwhelmed or disorganised.
- Set boundaries: Saying "no" to extra commitments and taking time for self-care can help reduce stress and improve overall well-being.
- Cold exposure: Exposure to cold temperatures, like taking a cold shower or swimming in cold water, activates he body's stress response and releases endorphins, which in-turn reduces stress and improves mood.
- Use your senses: Essential oils like lavender, bergamot, and chamomile can have calming and relaxing effects. Either using a diffuser or applying a few drops to your pulse points.
- Practice gratitude: Taking time to appreciate the good things in your life can help reduce stress and support your mood. We enjoy keeping a gratitude journal to reflect on things you're thankful for each day.
- Visualization: Visualising a calming image or scene, a waterfall or a peaceful meadow, or beach, can reduce stress and promote relaxation. It can activate the body's relaxation response, opposite to the stress response.
- Limit caffeine consumption: Caffein elevates your heart rate. Some people are more sensitive than others. If you are overly stressed, try to limit your caffeine intake, especially in the afternoon.
- Upper chest breathing: Breathing in the upper chest leads to a stress response. Try to do slow and calm belly breathing instead.
- Alcohol: Is counterproductive, some may use alcohol as a way to cope with stress, but it can make stress worse in the long run. Alcohol disrupts sleep, lowers mood, and elevates feelings of anxiety and depression.
- Sugar and processed foods: Sugar and processed foods may create spikes in blood sugar levels, eventually leading to energy crashes, irritability, and elevates stress levels.
- Negative self-talk: This can increase stress levels and decrease self-esteem. Avoid harsh self-criticism, and instead try to focus self-compassion narratives.
- Procrastination: Putting off tasks that need to be completed can elevate stress. Instead, try breaking tasks into smaller, more manageable steps and focus on completing one step at a time or work in bursts of 20 minutes each.
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