Does anyone know some good exercises that can help relieve anxiety?

Meditation is a big one since it helps you to relax. Music therapy can also help. Also learning breathing techniques to help you get through an anxiety or panic attack.

Just breathe. Slowly in, and gently out. Do this repeated repeated times and imagine a river. Calm and steady. Now, try to match it with your breathing. Clear your mind and imagine calm bodies of water. Close your eyes and think of a small waterfall, drops gently falling on the surface. Just calm things, and stay like this for a few minutes until you calm down. If you don't, just try again. There's nothing to loose.

For me I have a few different exercises I do. One simple one is to get do some slow and heavy breathing for a few minutes, get in a calm state of mind. Another exercise I enjoy is a "tapping" exercise that my therapist taught me, You tap certain parts of your body and say reassuring statements as you tap each, I'm sure you could find it online :) I also like to talk out loud and express everything I'm feeling out loud, sometimes to others. I like to be reassured as well

From my personal experience, going on a run has helped me. Though people who are more active might want to do something that proves to be more of a challenge. The opposite can occur as well, and if you don't feel up to running, you can try something called progressive relaxation. This is an exercise where you (starting at your toes and working up) tense your muscles as tight as you can before releasing them. This also gets oxygen into your muscles, which can help to calm anxiety.

The way I relieve anxiety is I write in a journal I keep every day. Then a few days or weeks later if I notice I am having the same issues I use it as a exercise to fix that problem, so I do not have it again.

Yeah! One that I absolutely love that my therapist has me do is square breathing. Basically, as you draw a square on your leg, a piece of paper, or trace a card, you breathe in as you go across one side, hold on one side, exhale on one side, and hold on the last side. Something else I love to do is just fidget with different things - rocks, bookmarks, my necklace. This tends to keep me from biting my nails. You can also drink cold water, eat small ice cubes/chips, and wet down a wash cloth, freeze it, and then pull it apart as you wish. If you need some more ideas of how to manage anxiety, you can visit the self-help guides that 7Cups has. c: https://www.7cups.com/anxiety-help/ https://www.7cups.com/how-to-overcome-test-taking-anxiety/ https://www.7cups.com/social-anxiety/ https://www.7cups.com/panic-attacks-help-online/ If you ever need to talk about anxiety or just want some help, I'm more than willing to talk with you

I use 5 things. 5 things i can hear, 5 things i can feel and 5 things i can see. The first two are done with eyes closed. Exploring the nuances of each before moving to the next. Then open my eyes and explore what i can see. It definitely helps me! It may not help you though, as we're all different.

Deep breaths, I can not stress that enough. Think of the ocean waves, the sun lightly warming your skin on the beach. Deep, slow, long breaths to relax your pulse and your respirations. If the beach isn’t your style think of walking in a museum, looking at the sculptures and paintings and the exhibits. Just slowing your heart rate down is the best advice I can give. Once you are calm, drink so water and get some fresh air. Get away from whatever is triggering your anxiety and take some time for yourself. Think happy thoughts, and think about calming things. Anything that helps.

There are several exercises you can try. First, it can be helpful to focus on your breathing: 1. Breathe in for 4 seconds. Hold your breath for 7 seconds and breath out slowly for 8 seconds. This causes your body to relax and slow down. 2. You can concentrate on breathing in and out through mouth and nose at the same time. This requires some practice but the concentration helps to focus and ground yourself. Eating something can be of help as well. This mechanism can be traced back for thousands of years. Eating signals the body that we are safe. Our ancestors could not eat if there was a dangerous situation. Hence, our brain still signals that we are safe when we are eating something to our body. When you experience anxiety, it is also helpful to stay in the present. One exercise to help you with this is an altered version of I Spy With My Little Eye. You just select a random colour and try to find it in your environment. If you have spotted everything, just select a new one. Drinking a glass of cold water can also help to help you stay grounded. These are some of the exercises I know and were helpful to me.

The 4-7-8 breath is an amazing breathwork practice that can help you manage mild to moderate anxiety. Start by expelling all your breath, then as you inhale through your nose count to 4, then hold that breath for the count of 7 and exhale through your mouth for a count of 8, repeat 4 x. This can be done as a daily practice or as needed to reduce anxiety or even help you sleep. This practice was taught by Dr. Andrew Weil and for full details you can find an instructional by googling the 4-7-8 breath for anxiety. I hope this helps.