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The effects on your health and

how to use relaxation techniques to keep the effects under control, or from becoming harmful to your health.

  • Short-term stress can benefit you by helping you react quicker in emergency situations.
  • The Fight-or-Flight response happens.
  • Long-term stress can cause health risks: asthma, allergies, a weak immune system, gastrointestinal problems, high blood pressure and heart disease!

A statistic shows that workers

who felt that

WORK-STRESS

was too high, were 35%,

or 1/3, more likely

to have heart disease,

which could possibly

result in death!

Exercise and

Deep-Breathing

are 2 cost-effective,

yet benefitial

relaxation techniques

Exercise is Scientifically Proven to Reduce Stress:

  • After physical exercise, there is a decrease in tension, depression, anger, fatigue and confusion.
  • EXERCISE: A Relaxation Technique-
  • stimulates the production of ENDORPHINS (a natural morphine-like substance produced by the body that has a pain-killing effect / acts as natural tranquilizer) reducing anxiety and boosting mood.
  • produces the hormone SERATONIN (the "happy hormone")
  • increases levels of NOREPINEPHRINE (an important emotion-stabilizing hormone)
  • RESULT= A less stressed, happier person

Examples of

Relaxation Techniques

include:

  • deep-breathing
  • visualization
  • meditation
  • yoga
  • running
  • cycling
  • mindful walking

Stress & Anxiety

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