{"id":31,"date":"2008-12-02T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2008\/12\/moving-away-the-blues.html"},"modified":"2008-12-02T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-02T01:00:00","slug":"moving-away-the-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2008\/12\/moving-away-the-blues.html","title":{"rendered":"Moving Away the Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feeling a little down after the Thanksgiving holiday?&nbsp; Turkey&#8217;s done, family and friends gone away, back at work, back to the same old grind?<\/p>\n<p>Go outside, move and breathe.<\/p>\n<p>I think that using your body, being physical and getting the blood and oxygen flowing is one of the best ways to handle difficult moods.<\/p>\n<p>Why spend any time thinking about getting some exercise and play?&nbsp; Just go do it.&nbsp; Get up, right now, and start.&nbsp; Go for a walk putting some vigor into every step.<\/p>\n<p>At work?&nbsp; Instead of a coffee break, take a breathing break.&nbsp; Go out for a 10-minute hike around the building, or through the parking lot.&nbsp; Move as fast as you can, taking care to be safe and not overdo it, but also taking care to really energize your body.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easier than you think to get up and go.&nbsp; You will feel wonderful afterwards, and want to move some more soon.&nbsp; Then by all means, go move some more.<\/p>\n<p>Dash-off a comment below about your dash:&nbsp; tell us how it made you feel, to get up and move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feeling a little down after the Thanksgiving holiday?&nbsp; Turkey&#8217;s done, family and friends gone away, back at work, back to the same old grind? 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