5 movement breaks to help you deal with stress at work

Stress displays very palpable cues.

Your facial expression - sad. Your thoughts - spaced out. Your presence - past tense. Your tantrums - raging grizzly bear. Your well-being - 😨.

No good. Plus, you’re on a springboard waiting to get belly-flopped off to a pool of issues. Like sleepless nights and irritability are not enough, the burnout creeps around and you experience a plethora of health issues.

With stress piling up, it feels like the world’s turned upside down and you seem to have forgotten the anti-gravity-spin spandex. And, heart-to-heart, you never want to forget the anti-gravity-spin suit. Like, never.

Stress is a problem at the workplace!

62% of participants surveyed by ComPsych report having high levels of stress at the workplace. Extreme work-related fatigue and feeling out of control pop up as main aftershocks.

There are many reasons why this happens and ways to act against it. It’s a topic for another piece. However, one sneaky stress agent plays a crucial role in making you feel like excrement.

It’s your office chair - wait wow wa we what? The hell if this didn’t drop a bombshell! There you are stressing like crazy, your honcho squeezing you like a rubber duck, and we’re blaming it on your chairs? Bananas!

But yes, we are - your sedentary workday acts as a booster shot to your accumulated stress. That tense, nervous clog - thanks to your sitting - has nowhere to go. It’s stuck inside you and boils at above 200 °F loading up your already loaded and stressed mind.

Physical activity breaks to the rescue!

And let us tell you - physical activity breaks work like a charm.

Physical activity breaks - minor work interruptions where you jog, dance, or wiggle along 5 exercises - are something stressed workers can make great use of.

This study, done in 2021, actually says that physical activity breaks spark up your good mood. Another one alludes that self-paced physical movement is a worthwhile activity.

Point is, movement can reverse the effects of stress and leave you a bit happier and more relaxed. Loud and clear now - you got to keep it lively and fun. These 5 exercises can help you get there and tuck you in a premium anti-gravity-spin suit!