Look Young!

Have you ever noticed how much older you look when you are stressed-out? Taking care of yourself physically, exercising, and learning a deep relaxation technique can actually make you appear and feel younger and more youthful. When you are worried and/or stressed, extra demands are placed on your body. This increases your need for good nutrition and sleep. Many scientists believe adequate sleep and good nutrition even combat the negative effects stress can have. Another potent weapon against stress and its aging effect is exercise. A regular program of aerobic exercises will: Increase energy levels Make you feel younger, more youthful. Improve self-esteem Clear your mind Make you appear more youthful Relax tensed muscles, including facial muscles where tension is aging, thus making you look younger. Deep relaxation makes you feel calm and refreshed. It is difficult to feel stress when your body is relaxed. In a mere 20 minutes per day, you can trade tension for relaxation and look and feel younger in the process. Better than an anti-aging pill. Exercise is legal mood-altering without a prescription... Exercising with music is even better. Give it a try. Play that music and get exercising for at least five minutes. It is an over-the-counter way to improve your mental outlook and your physical self. Extend that exercise until you are up to at least 30 minutes. Your disposition will rise with the length of time you exercise.

Play your favorite hot music and dance around the room alone. Wonderful exercise; wonderful mood elevator. Or try walking briskly in the park with a headset tuned to music. You'll come home relaxed and feeling sensational from the music and the outdoors. In the meantime, whenever anxiety is getting the upper hand in your life, ask yourself what's the worst thing that could happen. If it is something drastic, rethink your priorities. If not, you can be more relaxed when your problems are put in perspective.