Relieve anxiety without medication
- The all-natural stress buster
According to research from Arizona State University moderate to vigorous exercise beat out yoga, stretching, meditation and talk therapy when it came to relieving anxiety and reducing stress. Apparently, burning about 850 calories a week gave the best results. Walking briskly for about 30 minutes or jogging for 15 minutes daily can achieve this. This is great news for people like me.
I love walking. I’ve been doing it for decades. I don’t have to learn it, or worry if I’m doing it right. I just put on some comfortable clothes and my trainers and go. Even though I’m trying to lose weight, that’s not my main reason for walking (burning the calories is a bonus, though, I cannot lie!). When I’m done I feel calmer, happier and more loving towards my family and less likely to be irritated by little things. I have a sense of purpose and achievement. When I can’t squeeze in a walk I feel incomplete, like something’s missing from my day. I think I may have become a compulsive walker and I don’t want to be cured.
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