I am going to give you 10 simple ways to relieve tension and stress in your entire body. The body gets tension and pressure when the muscles knot up and stay there in a contracted state. After a while, your body will experience pain and even inflammation.
Most people reach for an aspirin when this happens. But, you can try some of the natural remedies on my list below first before reaching for a pill.
Every once in a while, I get extreme Tension and stress in parts of my body. After doing some research on YouTube, I discovered some easy techniques to reduce and sometimes eliminate chronic pain, inflammation, and even anxiety in my body.
Time needed: 20 minutes.
Here is a list of 10 simple ways to relieve stress in your body.
- Sit down less often.
If you sit in a chair more often than not, this can create tension in the hips and chest area. Sit forward towards the front of your chair and reach behind you, grabbing the back of your chair. Hold this pose for 10 seconds, and do this several times a day. This will open your chest area
- Loosen up those hips.
To loosen up those hips, muscles lie down on the floor on your side. Bring your leg up from the floor bending at the knee and then point your foot towards the ground.
Also, try swinging your legs front and back and side to side while standing. Use something to help keep your balance while you do this. - Resistance training.
Do any kind of resistance training using weights or bands that you can think of. Really target the entire back area since that is where most of us are weak.
Do face pulls, pull-ups, upright rows, and more. Check out Tone & Tighten on YouTube to get some easy home workout ideas. You don’t have to lift heavy weights or ‘go extreme’ to get the benefits either. - Use a Heating Pad.
Use a heating pad to reduce stress and tension in the body. Wherever you feel tightness, soreness, or pain is where you should apply the heating pad.
- Use Ice
Use an ice pack or try intermittent cold showers to reduce tension, pain, and inflammation.
- Use A Mirror
Use a mirror to correct your posture. I have a full-length mirror that I use to admire myself as well as adjust and correct my posture.
- Do Chin-Tucks
Do chin tucks to realign your neck. Most of us tend to have a lean forward and down head alignment due to cell phone and computer use. Pull your neck in like you are creating a ‘double-chin.’
- Do Wall Angels
Find a clear space on a wall and do wall angels. Wall angels are where you place your back and shoulder blades flat on a wall and bring your arms up and down.
- Massage
Use a handheld massager or get a massage. Massage is one of the best ways to relieve tension and stress in your body.
- Tennis Ball or Foam-Roller Method
A month ago, I had a sharp pain in the ‘wing bone’ of my back. To relieve the tension, I placed a tennis ball on the floor, and then I laid on top of it, getting it right into that painful, tense area of my back.
If you don’t want to lie on the floor, then use a wall to press against the tennis ball. Try using a foam roller too; it basically works the same as the tennis ball method.
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