2.Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreaseinthemodernsociety,
3.wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.
4.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,
5.beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,
6.itisveryhardtoslowdown.
7.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.
8.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylife
9.andthereisnowaytoavoidit.
10.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.
11.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovideonewithmotivation
13.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrol
14.thatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.
15.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.
16.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressatall,
17.andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.
18.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.
20.inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.
21.Infactwemakeachoicebetween“flight”or“fight”.
22.Inmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.
23.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,
24.buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.
25.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,
26.throughcontinuedexposuretostress,
27.thathealthbecomesendangered.
28.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressure
29.andheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.
30.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives
31.(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),
32.weneedtofindwaystodealwithit
33.inorderthatwecanstayhealthyinmindandbody.