Tackling and Overcoming Social Anxiety: Actionable Techniques For Overcoming Social Anxiety, Shyness and Stress by Hugh Robinson

Author:Hugh Robinson [Robinson, Hugh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-10-30T05:00:00+00:00

If We Exercise

It’s a well known fact that exercise affects mood, but it’s a difficult habit to cultivate. It feels as if there’s a lot involved with exercising, there’s a lot to buy, and you have to make room in your schedule for it. However, it doesn’t need to be that complicated. You can make exercise a part of your anxiety treatment without changing very much at all. This doesn’t mean waking up at 5:00 a.m. just because it’s the only time you have to run, but there are small ways you can include therapeutic exercise in your daily routine. It’ll not only help you feel better physically, but it will also release chemicals and hormones that will help you mentally.

Physical activity, no matter what type, releases a hormone in your body called endorphins. This hormone is used to relieve stress and pain, and it can be found in eating, laughter, gift giving, and exercise. Naturally, it causes happiness. For some, the thought of exercising isn’t a happy one, but the action is proven to stimulate your mood so it’s worth doing in whatever capacity you can.

You don’t need to invest in a gym membership to increase your physical activity, nor do you need a home gym or other supplies. Exercise isn’t only done by lifting weights and running; you can exercise in so many enjoyable ways. In fact, you may be doing some physical activities by simply doing a hobby on the weekend. For example, you may go shopping with friends and end up walking a mile from store to store. That would be the same amount of energy spent as a mile walked on a treadmill. Another example would be gardening. Digging your shovel into the ground or pulling weeds can work out your arm muscles as a weight machine would. The last example is something that many people do on a regular basis: cleaning their house. Fully cleaning your house can serve as a small workout as well.

These examples aren’t methods that’ll help you to lose fat, but that’s not the point of exercising for anxiety. The physical activities you choose can be enjoyable, even if they aren’t enough for weight loss. The enjoyable aspect of them is what matters, exerting yourself to move your body and use your muscles and releasing dopamine into your system will help relieve stress and lift your mood. When you’re feeling anxious you can turn to a physical activity that you enjoy, such as gardening or perhaps walking a dog, and distract yourself, then let the dopamine release and calm you down. Several examples include:

Gardening.

Geocaching.

Light hiking.

Dancing.

Certain types of musical instruments.

Parking at the far end of the parking lot.

Taking the stairs instead of the elevator.

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