Stress is a part of life. Managing the day-to-day stuff that creeps into what we have planned can perpetuate our reaction. We may not be able to control all that happens in a day but we can control our reactions.

1. Every human being is the authorof his
(her) own health and disease.
Sivananda
Your body is the baggage you
must carry through life. The
more excess baggage, the
shorter the trip.
Arnold H.

2. If Your Horse Is DEAD…
Dismount! Stress & Life
Management Skills

3. If Your Horse is Dead…Dismount
 Focus for this session:
 Reminders
 Lessons for living
 Move to improve-Physical Activity may
need a distraction
 Music can be a motivator
 Take Charge of Yourself
 Relax

4. Bumper Stickers
 Avoid Housework…The
leading cause of cancer
and heart disease. 
 Dinner is ready when the
smoke alarm goes off!
 All stressed out and no
one to choke. 

5. What Are Your Health Habits?
 You wear a seat belt every time youYou wear a seat belt every time you
travel in a car.travel in a car.
 YouYou alwaysalways use alcohol in moderationuse alcohol in moderation
 You do not use tobaccoYou do not use tobacco
 Regular MaintenanceRegular Maintenance
 Exercise 3-4 times a weekExercise 3-4 times a week
 Manage stress effectivelyManage stress effectively
 Know your numbers!Know your numbers!
 Make time for yourself!Make time for yourself!

6. Health is Multidimensional
Emotional
Dimension
Physical
Dimension
Social
Dimension
Mental
Dimension
Occupational
Dimension

7. #1 Managing Stressors Effectively
 Fact of life – to live is to have stress
 Detrimental – accumulation of stressors
without effective strategies=diseases &
lesser quality of life
 Empowering – improved performance,
energizes, clearer thinking, motivation,
channeling energy from stress response
 Perception and response are the keys

8. Stress is…
 Stress is when your gut says,
NO WAY,and your mouth says,
SURE, NO PROBLEM!
 Give stressor time & energy it
deserves: Don’t respond to a
10 cent stressor with $100
worth of energy

9. Stressor Management
Strategies
 Strategy #1
 Establish a spirit of living and
hardiness

10. Quick Stress Strategies
Duplicate all
keys
Copy
important
papers
Don’t shop
w/teens or
skinny
friends
Prepare to
wait
Get up 15
minutes
early
Don’t wear
ill-fitting
clothes
Deep
breathing
Sighing
Self
massage
Shoulder &
neck rolls
Have a
giggle-fest
Unclutter
your life
Find the
humor in it
Talk it out
Massage Find stress
reduction
(physical
activity &
music)

11. #2 Prevention: Health Behaviors
 Making wise health-related choices:
 Weight management, *
balanced, varied food intake
 7-8 hours sleep, * knowing
risk factors related to heart
disease, cancer, stroke,
diabetes and eliminating them.
 Exercising
 Effective stress management
 It’s time to move 

12. Strategy #3
 Friendships are important, but pay
attention to your enemies!
 Shut up and ride!
 Forgiveness is empowering
 Kindness to all

13. #4 Stay Active
 Fountain of Youth for all of
us
 Multiple Benefits
 Weight Control
 Disease Prevention
 Stress Reducing
 Image Enhancing
 Mood Elevator
 Positive social interaction
 Simple activities are
beneficial

14. Physical Activity Programming
 Frequency: 4-6 times per week
 Duration: 30 + 5 or most days of the
week.
 Identify motivator to stay with
program
 Make a priority in your lifestyle

15. The key is not to prioritize
what’s on your schedule, but
to schedule your priorities.
Stephen Covey

16. Strategy #5-The Value of Time
To realize the value of…
 … one year: ask a student
who failed a final exam
 … one month: ask the
mother of a premature
baby
 … one week: ask a weekly
newspaper editor
 … one hour: ask the lovers
who are waiting to meet.
 … one minute: ask an
accident survivor
 …one second: ask a Navy
SEAL trying to stay
underwater
 …one millisecond: ask the
person who has won a silver
medal in the Olympics
 Time waits for no one.
Treasure your moments and
the persons with whom you
spend your time.

17. Integrating Humor Into Your Life
Strategy #6
 Provides an internal workout: 3 minutes of
laughter equals to 10 minutes of rowing in regard to
cardiovascular health
 Relieves stress; elevates mood
 Strengthens immune system
 Those who laugh, LAST

18. Church bulletins

> Don't let worry kill you off - let the
Church help.
> Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not
pass this way again,' giving obvious
pleasure to the congregation.

19. Humor-church bulletins
 For those of you who have children
and don't know it, we have a nursery
downstairs.
> Next Thursday there will be tryouts
for the choir. They need all the help
they can get.

20. Humor-Church bulletin
The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on
the Water.' The sermon tonight: 'Searching
for Jesus.'
Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a
chance to get rid of those things not worth
keeping around the house. Don't forget your
husbands.

21. The arrival of a good clown exercises
a more beneficial influence upon the
health of a village than 20 donkeys
laden with drugs
Thomas Sydenham
English Physician, 1600’s

22. The Senility Prayer
God grant me the senility to
forget the people I never liked,
the good fortune to run into
the ones that I do, and the
eyesight to know the
difference!

23. Be Good To Yourself
Quite time
to think &
relax
Spend time
with positive
people
Get enough
sleep
Read
inspirational
material
Look for joy Talk to a
friend
Go
dancing
Sing out
loud in
your car
Enjoy your
partner
Outside
with like
interests
Give yourself
a break
Get a
manicure &
pedicure
Listen to
your music
Volunteer Eat Smarter
& Move
More
Pamper
yourself

24. Secure Your Own Mask First
 Manage stress effectively-
Hardiness/Spirit
 Prevention behaviors-Take Charge
 Friendships/Enemies-Pay attention
 Stay Active with Healthy Habits
 Time management via personal
priorities
 Have humor in your life
 Make time for yourself/DEAD HORSE?

25. I hope you dance….
I hope you dance…