This document discusses 10 exercises to overcome stress and anxiety: biking, dancing, hiking, kickboxing, swimming, tai chi, yoga, pilates, gardening, and team activities. It notes that anxiety disorder is a mental illness characterized by excessive worry that interferes with daily life. Physical exercise, especially these 10 activities, can help reduce stress and anxiety by distracting the mind, boosting mood, and providing other mental and physical benefits like improved flexibility, strength, and focus.

1. 10 Exercises to overcome
stress and anxiety

2. Introduction
A healthy person needs to be healthy both physically as well
as mentally. In the present world, mental illness has became
a major issue as it can be compared to cancer or other major
diseases in the world.
Anxiety disorder is the mental disorder characterised by the
feeling of worry or fear that are strong enough to interfere
with one’s daily life. There are millions of people in the
world who are suffering from anxiety or stress.
If you think you are one of the million people who are
suffering from anxiety and stress, then this presentation
will help you to overcome anxiety and stress.

3. Biking
Physical exercise always has been the
best way to reduce stress and anxiety.
Getting sweaty with biking as a sport
can also help you lower your stress
and anxiety level.When you go biking,
you tend to channel your sense of
coordination and exploration as well
which gives you the opportunity to
divert your thoughts and attention.
Moreover, biking gives you an ample
supply of fresh air. With the frequent
changing of the environment, your mood
will more likely be more uplifted.

4. Dancing
Dancing greatly helps you to express yourself in an
exceptional way. It enhances your memory through memorising
the steps, cooperation, and coordination.
Getting yourself active with dancing can also help you lose
weight, have healthier lungs and heart, and gain stronger
bones.

5. Hiking
Hiking is a good activity to
engage yourself in if you
want to have fun with nature.
Hitting different trails
gives a breath of fresher air
in a more thrilling way.
It can also develop your
sense of direction,
responsibility, and awareness
of nature conservation.

6. Kickboxing
This activity includes skilful punching and kicking movement
implemented with discipline.
An enhanced balance, flexibility, and coordination are some
of the influences of kickboxing to whoever practices it. It’s
a great way of punching and knocking down stress and anxiety.

7. Swimming
Swimming is helpful to prevent and stun stress and anxiety.
The calming and relaxing effect of water while swimming is
incomparable. A 30-minute swimming session thrice a week will
be able to reduce your stress levels, boost your mood, and
prevents the sudden attack of depression and anxiety.

8. Tai Chi
This exercise called tai chi is also prominent to be one of
the most efficient exercises for this benefits both
physical and mental health.
According to careful studies, tai chi boosts flexibility,
immunity, muscular strength and aids in relieving pain
which lead to achieve peace and serenity and push away the
stress and anxiety.

9. Yoga
One of the major tips you can do to
win the battle over stress and anxiety
is by learning yoga exercises. With
its unique movements and positions,
like tai chi, yoga helps you loosen up
while enhancing your flexibility and
physical strength.
With controlled breathing exercises
and enhanced focus, yoga can
absolutely help divert your attention
rather than minding about your stress
and anxiety.

10. Pilates
Named after the creator, Joseph Pilates,
Pilates exercises are now one of the
fastest booming exercises today. It’s
best known for its well-ordered
movements and mat exercises.
It targets the flexibility,
coordination, and focus of a person who
does it. One of the exceptional benefits
of Pilates exercises is toning your
body.
Pilates exercises manage stress and
relaxation, enhance memory and brain
improvement, and excellent treatment in
curing depression and anxiety.

11. Gardening
Gardening is a mood-booster and by
engaging yourself in it for about 30-
45 minutes a day can burn from 150-300
calories.
Gardening is one of the easiest ways
you can aim for stress and anxiety and
eventually shoot them down. Moreover,
in this way, you can have a little
time interacting and connecting with
nature.

12. Team activities
Surrounding yourself with your family, closest friends, and
more people who can bring out the best in you is highly
advisable. That’s why team activities or activities that are
done by a group are best for you to say goodbye to stress and
anxiety.
The more people you interact with, the more people who can
lay their hands to you to help you in your downtimes.

13. Summary
The cause of anxiety disorder is still unknown. But it is
like other forms of mental disorders, they stem from a
combination of things, including changes in your brain and
environmental stress.
These exercises can help an individual who is suffering from
anxiety and stress.