7 Stretches That'll Slaughter Your Anxiety ...

By Tara

If you are feeling tight and tense due to anxiety, you may want to stretch out your body so you can ease the pain. With everyday tasks it is okay to feel stress and anxiety but don’t just sit there do something about it. Certain stretches can have you feeling more limber and help the stress to melt away. But in order to continue to feel loose and limber you should perform these stretches on a regular basis. So get in a meditative state, find inner peace and get your stretch on with these super effective exercises:

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Try This 5 Minute Simple Stretch

Sometimes keeping it simple is just the way to go and this is especially true when starting out with stretching. Simple stretches are effective in helping loosen the body without over reaching and straining the body. Follow along to the stretches in this video and hopefully you will breathe easier and just feel better!

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De-stress at Your Desk

If you are sat at your desk all day and feel tight, try this great de-stressing workout. This workout can be done while sitting at your desk and will help to loosen and alleviate stress from the body. This will also help you refocus on your work tasks for the day. So open your body and your mind to these super stretches!

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De-stress with This Super Seated Breathing Stretch

Slow down your life, relax and de-stress in this seated breathing exercise. This seated workout can help you breathe away all the pent up stress in your back and joints. Just breathe deeply and get into the relaxed zone. Take your body and mind into a zen state and breathe your troubles away.

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Neck Stretch to De-stress

If you are holding tension in your neck, it is probably resonating down your back and shoulders, so stretch out your neck to alleviate this. Hold for 30 seconds on each side to bid farewell to anxiety.

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Now Bring Your Knees to Your Chest and Relax

Pull your knee in and sit up straight to lengthen the spine. Be sure to maintain a long tall spine and bring your knee in as far as possible. This stretch will help alleviate tightness in your spine, back, hamstring and glutes. So toss the anxiety away with this great stretch!

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Fold That Body down and Relax

To feel an extension in your lower back and stretch out your body perform this folding stretch. This is a stretch most often done in yoga that can help relieve the tension of your day. So fold your body down, get focused and de-stress with this super effective stretch.

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Find Your Balance Point

Relax your entire spine with this rolling stretch. Roll up and back and then use your spine to balance. Find your balance point. This is a smooth and simple exercise that gets easier the more you perform this. This will help you to align your body and just feel better! So follow along to this video and perform 10 rolls.

Now that you are ready to achieve balance in your life and stretch it out to de-stress your life, follow along and get ready to just feel better. Remember every step in your life you take is one step closer to your goal. Now go ahead and reach your inner zen!

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great post. Stretching I'd great.

I love this @Tara! Great post!

Stretching is so relaxing! I love child's pose.

Tara, you're literally the best!!!

Stretching something nice for the humen 😌😌

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