Use this method for two to three minutes whenever you feel stressed or overwhelmed. Take a five-minute break for each hour of work. Use that time to practice deep breathing, stretching or looking at something pretty, like a flower. Just a few short minutes of relaxation can boost your productivity. Pay attention to how your body feels.
Many people go through the day becoming more and more tense, yet they do nothing about it.
Periodic stretching can help relieve tension that produces sore muscles in the neck, shoulders and back. Yet we have an overabundance of food around to comfort us. Through our study, we hope to make people more aware of the relationship between their emotions and eating and help them learn other ways to cope. Copyright 1998 Baylor College of Medicine. All Rights Reserved.