7 Ways To Reduce Stress

Here are 7 simple ways you can reduce stress right now:

1. Relax, meditate, take deep breaths, do yoga, go for a walk. Those could really be five bullet points of their own, but try any and all of the above to help reduce your stress levels. Turn off your computer (make sure you bookmarked this page first!) and take a few deep breaths right now. Taking deep breaths has been shown to lower cortisol levels, which help reduce stress and anxiety.
2. Crank up some tunes. Research suggests that listening to music can reduce physiological stress by helping reduce anxiety, heart rate and even blood pressure. Music has even been shown to enhance creativity, so that’s a bonus all its own.
3. Get a massage. Not only does it feel amazing and help reduce physical pain, studies suggest it also helps fight stress. A recent study on massage therapy claims it can reduce pain, relax your muscles and even improve your mood and sleep quality. We’d call that winning.
4. Spend some quality time with your animals (or borrow one from a friend). Pet owners are usually more healthy (more active) and happier (yay for a cuddle buddy) and research suggests that just spending some QT with your pet can help reduce stress. Studies even go as far to say that pet owners have high self-esteem and all kinds of benefits.
5. Kiss or hug someone. We doubt your significant other will argue with this one. If you don’t have a significant other or a good friend who loves random hugs, remember, hugging your pets (see #4) also helps reduce stress.
6. Take a bath. One of the easiest ways to get to your Zen state of mind. Add your favorite music and you’ll be using our #1 and #2 tips plus this one, so you’ll definitely be reducing stress in no time. They even make calming and stress-reducing bath salts and oils, but we can only vouch that most of them at least smell amazing.
7. Treat yo-self. A massage will do the trick (see #3), but also spending a little bit of time taking care of yourself or getting dressed up can do wonders for your mood and stress. If you’re stressed about money, we do not recommend going to the mall or your favorite online boutique for a new outfit. Try borrowing one from a friend or hitting up a thrift store. Or maybe you could try and cut down on your makeup time in the morning by using the Legend Airbrush System (which comes in four fun colors). Plus, if you’re trying to save money, we offer free shipping for orders over $50, so that’s another win! You’ll save so much time using this airbrush system, that you’ll have more time to tackle other things on your crazy-long to-do list.

Bonus: If stress makes your skin breakout and start to act up, the benefits of airbrushing your makeup are astounding for fighting acne. So other than venting to your besties, your co-workers, your mom and the neighborhood barista, no one has to know you’re stressed!

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