Look after yourself
Featured in the Stress Management at Work training manual
By Mary Richards
Category: Personal Development
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
Stress puts our bodies under pressure. It puts a strain on our heart and our digestive system. We become too busy or too tired to exercise or eat a balanced diet. Ironically, we are dismissing the two most effective measures for combating stress.
In this training activity the participants learn, through plenary instruction and discussion, about the importance of exercise and the key balances for effective exercise. In groups they go on to overcome objections to exercising. Again, through plenary instruction and discussion, the participants focus on the poor dietary habits we turn to when under pressure. Finally, in groups, they identify unhelpful habits and suggest alternative solutions.
Who is it for: This training activity is intended for use by trainers to enable participants to focus on the relationship between physical well-being and stress. Emphasising the importance of a balanced life of exercise and a healthy diet, it encourages participants to
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 03:15:00 |
| No of Pages: | 20 |
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Purpose: This training activity is intended for use by trainers with participants who are too busy or too tired to exercise or eat a balanced diet. If the participants need to focus on leading a more stress-proof lifestyle, this training activity can be combined with others to form part of a more detailed programme on stress management.
Download the training activity, Look after yourself as featured in the Fenman training manual; Stress Management at Work