Nearly 40 per cent of people in Staffordshire are putting their health at risk by not relaxing enough according to new research.

A recent online survey has revealed that people in the county believe relaxation is very or extremely important to them, although a whopping 37 per cent admitted they get much too little of it.

Sue Tupling, yoga teacher and psychotherapist who conducted the survey, said: “The interesting thing is that the 140 people surveyed are personally interested in techniques such as yoga, and overall, nearly 80 per cent of them felt they don’t get enough relaxation.”

Sue went on to say that the ability to relax is important to release mental, emotional and physical tension.

All tension starts with emotional tension but if people learn how to relax properly they can actually alter their genetic activity in ways that significantly improve their health or heal a number of medical conditions.

Sue continued: “Studies have shown that 95 per cent of people suffering from health problems including, anxiety, arthritis, back pain, heart disease, high blood pressure, insomnia and pre-menstrual syndrome have reported a significant improvement in their condition by practicing yoga.

In response to this need, Sue is starting a new class, Yoga for Health, to help people in Stafford relax.


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