Fun Stress Relief Ideas

Fun stress relief comes in many shapes and sizes.

Do something you already love or try something new.

It will balance your biochemistry and help you to feel a lot better.

The choice is yours. Stress relief activities can be any simple, natural activity which:

• eases your heart,
• gives you delight and
• helps you to feel better.

Vary your recreational activities, and try new ones, so you are not doing the same ones all the time. This will make your fun ways to reduce stress even
more effective.

Here are just a few ideas to spark your creativity:

1. Play an instrument
2. Go to a concert
3. Join a sports team
4. Attend a baseball game
5. Learn a new sport -take tennis lessons, or golf lessons
6. Go horseback riding
7. Take up painting
8. Take up pottery making
9. Give lessons of something you know how to do
10. Start writing short stories or poems
11. Do nothing- sit under a shady tree and just watch nature
12. Plant a garden
13. Make a gift for someone else
14. Learn to knit
15. Build a home improvement project
16. Play board games like monopoly or scrabble
17. Play charades
18. Take up knitting or sewing
19. Draw a picture
20. Fly a kite
21. Go fishing, canoeing, or kayaking
22. Take a nap
23. Bake a cake or cookies and then give them away
24. Write a letter to someone you love
25. Write in your journal
26. Read a good book
27. Take a few deep breaths, and then watch a funny movie
28. Remember 10 things you are grateful for
29. Drink a cup of hot tea
30. Eat a mango, or a bowl of strawberries…Yummy
31. Take a yoga class
32. Call a friend and cheer them up
33. Visit the park, or go for a walk
34. Plan a holiday
35. Listen to your favorite CD
36. Do a crossword puzzle
37. Feed the birds or squirrels
38. Read some good jokes
39. Get a massage
40. Try a sauna
41. Plan a party
42. Build a sand castle
43. Learn chess
44. Meditate
45. Say a prayer for someone you care about

Remember that humorous stress relief, also known as laughter is wonderful way to feel better fast.

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