{"id":1070,"date":"2015-09-02T14:35:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T14:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/?p=1070"},"modified":"2015-09-02T14:35:36","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T14:35:36","slug":"back-to-school-the-stress-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/09\/02\/back-to-school-the-stress-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to school &#8211; the stress factor!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time again when the summer holidays draw to a close and the children head back to school.\u00a0 I know most of you have first hand experience and have had a busy summer with your children and grandchildren.\u00a0 Hats off to you all for keeping them happy and entertained for 6 long weeks.<\/p>\n<p>While back to school season may signal excitement for most kids, for many parents it means stressful and expensive shopping trips, a change in schedules and managing new family schedules after the long summer break.<\/p>\n<p>Getting the children ready for a new school year is a time of transition for most families, from re-establishing a solid routine to fighting the battle over what they want to wear each morning.\u00a0 My advice is to make a plan and stick to it. A good bedtime routine and getting outfits ready the night before is a great way to minimise rushing around in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>As you begin to feel normality creep back in, remember to take time out for yourself.\u00a0 By keeping your activity levels up your body releases the chemical endorphin which triggers a positive feeling of well being.<\/p>\n<p>Regular exercise has been proven to help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce stress<\/li>\n<li>Ward off\u00a0anxiety\u00a0and feelings of\u00a0depression<\/li>\n<li>Boost self-esteem<\/li>\n<li>Improve\u00a0sleep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Exercise also has these added health benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It strengthens your\u00a0heart<\/li>\n<li>It increases energy levels<\/li>\n<li>It lowers\u00a0blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>It improves muscle tone and strength<\/li>\n<li>It strengthens and builds\u00a0bones<\/li>\n<li>It helps reduce body fat<\/li>\n<li>It makes you look fit and healthy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pilates classes are a great way to combine the physical and mental benefits of exercise on the whole body.\u00a0 Fitness for the body and mind.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[25,24,21],"tags":[28],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1070"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1071,"href":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1070\/revisions\/1071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jenbensonpilates.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}