Have you noticed that people in general these days are more anxious and have to contend with ever increasing levels of stress and anxiety in their lives. And while there are many conventional treatment options for someone suffering with anxiety, there are also a number of very effective techniques and methods you can implement yourself that will make a big difference in your ability to cope with the anxiety in your life.
Sometimes these self treatment options can be effective on their own. And in some cases they are not enough to totally treat anxiety effectively. Even if your particular case does require a more orthodox medical treatment for your anxiety you may find that adding in some safe and easy to use self help techniques provides a more holistic approach to treating your anxiety.
Probably the simplest self treatment option for anxiety is exercise. It has been proven scientifically that regular exercise can have an incredibly powerful regulating and balancing effect on our bodies and minds. In fact one of the most effective forms of treatment for depression and anxiety is regular exercise.
Regular exercise does a number of things that may be able to help you if you suffer with anxiety.
People who are chronically anxious burn an incredible amount of energy performing their normal day-to-day tasks. It’s as if their motor is idling too high burning more fuel and using more energy than is needed. If you suffer with anxiety exercise can increase your energy levels by relaxing the nervous system to the point where it no longer uses up as much energy.
If you are someone who is chronically anxious it might pay you to think about adopting a regular exercise programme into your day-to-day routine. The relatively small amount of energy you will use while exercising will pay you back ten fold when you start to conserve energy that you would have previoulsy used in a chronically anxious state.
A regular routine of reasonable intense exercise will generate the release of endorphins into a system. Endorphins are often referred to as happy hormones because they make us feel good. And one of the surest ways to create a release of endorphins and experience an exercise high is to actually exercise.
If you are someone who suffers with chronic anxiety there is an excellent chance that you will also be suffering with chronic physical pain. The reason for this is fairly obvious. Someone who is chronically anxious will have chronically tight muscles. Some forms of exercise such as yoga, are very effective in relieving anxiety by working directly with the tight muscles of the body.
Now if you are thinking that doing exercise on a regular basis sounds like it’s going to be a lot of work keep in mind that any kind of regular physical activity will help with your anxiety.
Even if you know virtually nothing about how exercise and get fit it’s a lot easier than you think so please don’t add this to your list of things to get anxious about.
All you need to do is to simply get going. Of all the exercise is out there walking is probably the best to you to start with. As you get fitter and stronger and more confident with physical activity you can start looking at other more exciting exercise options.
Aerobic classes, weight training, martial arts, yoga classes are just some of the possibilities that you can choose to try as part of your regular exercise program.
Whatever your levels of tension, stress and anxiety may be, regular exercise will provide you with a safe and easy use way to let go of your anxiety and feel better about yourself.
If you are someone suffering with anxiety, regular exercise provides you with an effective, affordable and, believe it or not, enjoyable way of not only relieving your anxiety but also helping you to increase the feelings of well-being and happiness in your life.
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