For those of you who are new to my blog WELCOME! I created this last year as a way to help my fellow students, along with myself, try and stay healthy (physically and mentally) while being away at college--which we all know is ridiculously hard. With that being said, finals week is coming up and end of the semester projects are looming, and if you're like me you convinced yourself at the grocery store today that getting a tub of chocolate ice cream was a good thing because you deserve happiness in a bowl as a way to de-stress. I know chocolate doesn't solve all your problems (yes it does), so I am searching for a different way to relax while frantically studying and finishing my 10 page papers.
Therefore, I am turning to you, my fantastic followers, to provide me with insight: What you do when you're stressed? Do you work it out at the gym? If so, what's your ultimate stress-relief fitness routine?
I love the feeling after a great run at the gym, it makes me feel so refreshed. I also rely on drinking tea. For some reason it seems to calm me and focus me back on my homework. I found this picture on Pinterest and thought it was interesting and worked pretty well with the topic of my thread; I think I'm gonna find myself some chamomile this week.
Good luck everyone! I look forward to reading your tips :]
-Colleen
Finals week is definitely a killer. It's pretty easy to totally fall off the rails and revert to some old habits of ramen noodles and ice cream. What I've found to be most helpful in staying strong against temptation is to prepare good food for the whole week ahead of time. This way when I'm hungry I don't go looking for whats cheap or convenient.
ReplyDeleteMy biggest stress reliever is definitely the gym. I follow a pretty standard protocol but it works wonders. A sample would look something like this...
One heavy compound lift (i.e. deadlift, squat, bench)
Acessory work (pullups, pushups, etc...)
Treadmill Sprints- 20 seconds running followed by 40 seconds rest.
Thanks for your advice-
ReplyDeleteOne thing I do to really relax is go to the gym and run for awhile, like you said. Another thing I do is just sit down with a good book, nothing for just, but just to relax.
When I feel overwhelmed and stressed, i generally like to sleep. I think sleep takes all my stress away (for the most part) and lets me wake up and try again. I also play basketball sometimes to take out my frustration, and when I am done I feel more relaxed.
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