Note
- Muscle relaxation can help you and your child calm down and relax their bodies.
- Muscle relaxation can help with stress management and overall health.
- As you do muscle relaxation, tense and relax each part of your body in sequence.
- You and your child can relax muscles individually or in groups.
- Muscle Relaxation: Why It’s Good for Children, Teens, and Seniors
- Muscle relaxation can help you and your child calm down and relax their bodies. This is good for your overall health because it is calming and relaxing. Being calm also helps you use positive thinking and make better decisions.
Deep relaxation can also help you and your child reduce and manage stress. It is also good for your mental and emotional health.
How to do this deep relaxation exercise
Get Ready to Relax. Be good. You can sit on a chair with your feet on the floor. Or you can lie on the floor. Close your eyes. Breathe normally.
Mentally scan your body from top to bottom. Pay attention to where you feel tension or tension in your body. This will help you become aware of your body’s alignment.
Focus on your feet.
Feel it as you lower your legs and strengthen the calf muscles. Inhale as you relax your muscles.
Repeat steps 2 and 3.
Increase while tightening your thigh muscles.
Inhale as you relax your muscles.
Repeat steps 5 and 6. Stop, and notice how your legs feel.
Focus on your hips.
Increase while tightening your butt.
Relax while relaxing your hips.
repeat. Stop, and notice how soft your waist is.
Abdominals and Chest
Focus on the abdominal and chest muscles.
Tighten all the muscles in your abdomen and chest.
Inhale as you relax your muscles.
Repeat. Stop, and notice the calmness in your stomach and chest.
Focus on your hands.
Inhale as you clasp your hands.
Exhale as you relax your hands.
repeat. Stop and notice how soft your hands are.
Making muscle relaxation work for you
As you’re doing the exercise, make sure to look after your body. Don’t tense a body part if you have an injury or you’re worried that you might hurt yourself.
This muscle relaxation technique can be great if you haven’t been sleeping well. In this case, do it just before you go to bed. You might feel very tired after this exercise.
