Have you ever expected to be able to do a specific workout, then you get to the gym and there are people using the equipment you needed to use for your workout. How dare they use your equipment!!! This happened to me the other day, the gym was not packed but it seemed everyone was using or doing what I had wanted to do. At first I was frustrated, pissed, to say the least. Then I thought about one of my previous posts in which I wrote about there not being a bad workout. So I went back in the locker room, sat on a bench and just envisioned all the different workouts I have in my head and created another for the day. It wound up being a great workout!
UPSET – some prevention
What causes “upsets” in our life?
There are basically 3 things that cause upsets, so if you can limit these 3 items you can help reduce the stress in your life.
1. Miscommunication – be clear and specific when you talk to someone eliminate vagueness
Ex. If you intend to meet someone don’t say @4pm, be specific say at 4pm, because @ 4pm could mean 4:45 to some people.
2. Too high expectations – be realistic
Ex. If you are 50lbs over weight do not expect to lose it in 4 months, you did not gain it that quick
3. Unforseen events, some times this is the hardest to limit
Ex. You plan to be some where at noon, you leave in plenty of time, but there is a major accident and the road is blocked you are on…
Reducing the Stress
So how can we reduce or manage [RELAX] the stress that does occur? This is a great topic for one of those round table, white board, discussions where there are no wrong answers, you just throw answers out there. So here are a few that came up in one I was at. These may have something in common see if you see it.
1. Screaming – this does create a sense of relaxation when you are done.
2. Attack the problem causing the stress – this can cause more stress while doing it but when you are finished the root cause is gone.
3. Workout – maybe not so relaxing when you are doing it but when you are done, you may feel very relaxed
4. Sex – almost like #3 above, but it should be a lot more enjoyable while doing it
5. Meditation – this is a great one but can also be very frustrating when you are 1st learning how to do it. Take some classes. Also Bill Harris at Centerpoint has developed a sort of Meditation for dummies [which I use] and the have a FREE CD showing what it is all about – Get Your Free Centerpoint Meditation CD here!
1 comment:
Thanks for this article. I have also heard about the Mayo Clinic 4 A's for use when responding to stress.
Accept
Alter
Avoid
Adapt
Another good quote that I find helpful is this:
"There are no stressful situations, only humans thinking stressful thoughts."
Although one could arguably imagine truly stressful situations, one could also argue the deep similarity of every situation, in that, there is the one who experiences all of them.
Working out when totally stressed does create a hell of a lot of strength out of otherwise destructive modes of experience.
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