These are things you can do for and with your body to deal with stress. This includes making sure that you take good care of your body. And to help get rid of stress. Physical relaxation techniques are useful in preventing stress and lowering your physical signs of stress. Try to set aside 20 minutes in your day to relax.

Breathing exercises

You can calm yourself by consciously controlling your breathing. Try one of these exercises:

Exhalation breathing : This slows your breathing to help calm you down.

• Lie on your back with your arms at your sides.
• As you begin to breathe in, raise your arms towards the ceiling (elbows bent). Move your arms all the way up and over your head to the floor as you inhale
• Reverse the order: breathe out (exhale) slowly and Smoothly as you bring back your arms to your sides

After you have done this several times slowly inhale and exhale without moving your arms. You can do this exercise for ten minutes or longer-it up to you
 
Deep breathing : It can be done anytime, anywhere. Deep breathing provides extra oxygen to the blood and causes the body to release endorphins, which are naturally occurring hormones that re-energize and promote relaxation.

• Slowly inhale through your nose, expanding your abdomen before allowing air to fill your lungs.
• Reverse the process as you exhale.

Do this exercise for three to five minutes whenever you feel tense.

Progressive relaxation

This is a technique to help relax tense muscles.

• Sit or lie down on your back in a comfortable, quiet room. Close your eyes.
• Make tight fists, hold for five seconds, and then relax your hands. Do this three times. Pay attention to the different sensations of tension and relaxation. Concentrate on the sensations. If your mind tends to wander, and it will, get it back on line with positive effort.
• Repeat step 2 with all of your muscle groups: arms, shoulders, cl1est, abdomen, back, hips, thighs, lower legs and feet.
• At first, it may take about 20 minutes. With practice, you’ll be able to do this. in about five minutes.

Stretching exercises

A stressed out body causes all muscles to be tensed, that is, muscles become hard and painful to touch. Relaxing these muscles causes tension.

If done correctly, stretching can promote relaxation and reduce stress. Have you ever noticed a cat I stretch itself? It is a slow and deliberate body stretch. Be very gentle and gradual in the stretching exercises. There should not be any abrupt or jerky movements. Or else you could injure your muscles. Do these exercises for five or ten minutes