Silent night, Holy night? For many, Christmas is unfortunately less relaxed and peaceful. On the contrary, the often less contemplative time stress determined. The tightrope between profession, everyday problems, get the gifts and planning of the family feast for body and psyche can significantly stress especially in the run-up to Christmas Eve. But with a deliberate time management, as well as a willingness to exercise excessive stress can be avoided. Remains of the blood pressure also at Christmas time in the normal range. Planning and activity in the busy pre-Christmas period ever track of the pending tasks loser, should write a to-do list with all things that need to be done. Even if is taken despite all good intentions again to most on the famous last minute, such a list helps organize the last days and weeks before Christmas.

So is exactly, what is still to do and feel like it would all over the head, grow, goodbye piece by piece with every check behind a task. In addition to a to-do list is also a rough schedule of benefit. In this stressed-out souls can enter when they want to do. But not only tasks are recorded therein; to reduce stress, you should also explicitly recorded the times to relax. Especially the sporty active compensation includes in addition to the comfortable relaxing on the couch the everyday hustle and bustle, because sport helps to better cope with stress. It must be not always equal the powers while jogging. Also Nordic walking or a relaxing winter walk are gold worth in response to stress.

Integrating continuous movement in everyday life brings the body into swing and contributes to the reduction of the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol. To do this, the body with increased activity pours endorphins. The body’s own hormones of happiness”increase the personal well-being and provide mental relief.