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Strong Women
Could shaking your body be the perfect stress reliever? Why shaking it off is so good for us
By Anna Bartter
Updated 2 years ago
5 min read
Feeling stressed? We’ve got a simple yet effective tool to help you calm yourself down, and all it takes is 30 seconds.
When was the last time you shook your body? Like full-on, proper, wobble-like-a-jelly shaking? If you own a pet, you might have noticed that animals do this all the time, but you might not have done it since childhood. And yet, according to experts, a good shake could be the most simple way to de-stress.
From calming our stressed-out nervous systems to allowing us to refocus, here’s our guide to why you should shake it off.
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