Stress is the word on everyone's lips today. No matter where you go – the pub, the office, the high street – people talk about feeling stressed. More than two thirds of UK adults (70%) say they feel stressed at work, according to a survey by the International Stress Management Association in 2000. Of course work is not the only cause of stress: families, money, relationships all play their part too.
Stress may seem like an unavoidable – and sometimes intolerable – burden. But you can do something about it. The stress gym is a step-by-step stress management programme you can work through in your own home – or at your desk – in your own time. Channel 4's stress expert Gladeana McMahon, who is a practising stress counsellor and psychotherapist, will explain in simple and easy-to-follow stages how to understand your stress and how to stop it from taking over your life.
step 1 – are you stressed?
step 2 – sleep and feel better
step 3 – keep fit, keep calm
step 4 – eat, drink and be merry
step 5 – beat the clock
step 6 – eliminate the negative
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