These ASMR Workouts Stop Election Stress Fast
This story is part of our Election Stress Survival Guide, your source for getting through the next few months with your sanity intact.
NO MATTER WHAT part of the political spectrum you fall on, there’s probably going to be a moment this fall when you feel like your head is going to explode. Hang tight; we’ve got you.
Stress relief looks different for everyone; some people prefer to take their frustrations out by throwing some weight around in the gym. (Some, like The Daily Show 's Troy Iwata (above, left) and John Johnson (above, right) take a different route.) Totally legit. Others prefer the calming effects of ASMR videos—the brain-tingly feeling that some people get when listening to things like a person whispering or fingernails tapping on glass or water gently bubbling away.
Lucky for you, we’ve combined the two. We’ve paired the power of a workout—one soothing, one aggression relieving—with the power of ASMR to change your mood in less than two minutes.
ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) isn’t only hugely popular on YouTube; there’s also research on it about how it can help you relax and reduce your anxiety. And workouts themselves, of course, have proven benefits when it comes to knocking out stress—you probably already know how even just a tiny bit of activity can change your mood.
How to Use These Videos to Take Down Stress
HERE , TRAINER DAVID Pegram, NASM , guides you through two videos that give you what you need whenever election stress creeps up on you.
Get relief by just listening, or double the benefits and do the workout moves along with him. Each of these videos is less than two minutes. Don’t wait to change your well-being; check them out now. Listen, move, and feel much, much better.
ASMR Stretch Away Stress in 90 Seconds
ASMR Get It All Out in 90 Seconds
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