Including regular exercise in your routine can decrease the symptoms associated with stress. Stretching exercise programs that involve breathing techniques like Yoga, Tai Chi, or Qigong are excellent methods of reducing anxiety and stress while building strength, balance, and flexibility through gentle and adaptable movements. The growing interest in these approaches to stress reduction are making classes easier to find in many regions, with many skill and activity levels available. Consider asking a friend or relative to join you in a class that meets your appropriate activity levels. Good company can add extra motivation for attendance on days you ‘just don’t feel like it, and make the days you can’t wait to get started even more fun.

"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." —Buddha