2 days Ago By Kevin Shelley
Plenty in life can cause anxiety. Just watch the news for 10 minutes, and you may conclude the world is ending. Beyond that, the pressures of work, family, and life in general can pipe in plenty of anxiety.
Beyond the obvious forms of anxiety, there’s another, less obvious form that many of us suffer from: aimless or restless anxiety. For those of us with occasional undirected anxiety, exercising can help calm the mind and stabilize the body, allowing us to move away from anxiety into peace. 1.
Walking Downshift to a stroll to compensate for painful joints. Speed up into a power walk if that better suits your outward playtime. 2.
Reverse Snow Angels Step 1: Lie face-down on the floor, with your head up and looking forward, your arms by your sides on the floor, and your legs together. If you can’t lift your arms and legs off the floor, try keeping your legs down and just lifting your upper trunk. If you struggle with that, keep your feet and trunk on the floor as you sweep your arms through their movement arcs.
Can’t move your arms through full range of motion? Sweep them as far as you comfortably can. 3. Mountain Climbers If you have difficulty staying up on your arms, you can lay your upper body on a chair or other seating surface to support your trunk as you complete the movements.
Can’t send your feet up very far? Bring them up as far as you can. 4. High Knees If you can’t get your knees all the way up, lift them as high as you can and then meet them with your hands.
If you struggle with balance, stand beside a supportive surface and hold on as needed. You can also hold your arms straight out to the sides to increase your balance. 5.
Counter Pushups 6. High Heels If you can’t lift your heels too high, just lift them as far as you can. Feeling unbalanced? Stand next to something you can use to stabilize as needed.
Too hard to go fast? You can slow these movements way down. We’re trying to get rid of anxiety, after all, not cause more..
