Routine Of Simple Exercises To Relieve Stress And Improve Your Mood

In our space we have proposed different exercise routines to tighten your abdomen, your buttocks or even to tone the muscles of the arms a little more. Getting a firmer, stronger and more flexible body is something that a large part of the population seeks. However, in this case, we want to focus on our emotions.

In achieving, through adequate exercise, relieve stress and worries.

We don’t always have time to go jogging, walking, or having a good time in the pool to take care of our bones, muscles and joints while relaxing our minds. Perhaps, for this reason, it never hurts to know what exercises we can practice in our living room to improve our mood a little.

It is easy. It does not require the payment of monthly installments nor is it necessary to make a large investment of money. However, it can also bring you great benefits. You only need four things: a mat or yoga mat, cushions, comfortable clothes and your will.

Simple exercises to relieve stress

It will take you 20 minutes to feel better. The exercises that we are going to carry out involve, above all, uniting your body, your breathing and your emotions.

We are going to work on your flexibility through adequate stretching, which will allow you to end those overloads that we usually accumulate throughout the day.

If you take care of your breathing and focus all your attention on your body and in each movement performed, you will achieve an adequate inner balance with which to regulate your daily stress.

We do not pretend that you get tired, let alone push your strength to the limit in order to burn fat. It is not the purpose of this exercise routine. The only thing we seek is to achieve a placid harmony between your body and your emotions. They are worth trying.

1. Relax your back, relax your mind

They are relaxed, elementary and easy exercises to carry out. In the first one that we are going to make, you will need two cushions (or a cushion and a towel).

We will follow this sequence:

• Lie down on the floor.
• Place a cushion under your back that reaches the area of ​​your lower back. (Your chest should be higher than your legs).
• Put another cushion under your head.
• Extend your arms.
• Cross your legs as you see in the image above, so that your knees are on both sides.
• You will notice some tension in the waist and back area.

Now, breathe in for 10 seconds, hold it for 5 seconds and exhale loudly. Hold this position for 5 minutes.

2. Abdomen up

This exercise is also very relaxing. We need a small bucket or a stool, or firm cushions that allow us to elevate the gluteal area and abdomen.

• Once you have placed the support under this area, bring your knees together.
• Then stretch your arms.
• Now close your eyes and take a deep breath.
• This posture in which our head is slightly lower than the body, will facilitate better circulation to your brain.
• Hold this position for 5 minutes and continue with the breathing routine: breathe in for 10 seconds, hold it for 5 seconds and exhale loudly.

3. A bit of balance: legs up

To perform the following exercise you need a cushion and a cloth to cover your eyes and facilitate relaxation.

• Stand in front of a wall and lie down so that you can stretch your legs on it.

• Place a cushion under your back.
• Once again, your chest will be higher than your head.
• Now cover your eyes with the cloth while stretching your arms.
• Relax for 5 minutes and proceed to perform the aforementioned breathing exercises (inhale-hold-exhale) once more.

4. Shoulder stretch

We finish our exercise routine with a very particular stretch. as well as beneficial for the back, neck and shoulder area.

We will carry it out within our means, without overdoing it. To do this, do the following:

• Kneel on your mat or yoga mat.
• Put a cushion over your heels and carefully bend your torso back so that you can touch the cushion above your feet with your hands.

• Hold this position for a minute while you feel that stretch in the shoulder area.
• Then relax, return to your normal position, and do the exercise again.

This exercise routine has a total duration of 20 minutes. You don’t have to get tired. Remember that the ultimate goal is that, thanks to stretching, you relax your body while, with adequate breathing, you alleviate the rumor of your mind. It is worth putting into practice!

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