3 Sports That Help Overcome Stress, Make The Mind Calmer!

JAKARTA - Stress could hit in the midst of Indonesia's current condition, which has been busy voicing dissatisfaction with government officials and state officials. The pressure that hit was not good for health, so it had to be overcome.

One way that can help overcome stress is by exercising. Exercise can give a distraction to the body and help to be better prepared for other things.

"Sports do put stress on the body, but it's good stress. Jutsru by regularly training the body through physical activity, we can be better prepared to face bad stress in everyday life," said research director at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Sara C. McEwen, Ph.D, quoted from Self Magazine, on Sunday, August 31, 2025.

There are several sports that you can easily do at home to overcome stress. Here's a list of sports that you can try to do.

1. Yoga

Yoga is a popular sport chosen to calm down. Simple moves such as child's pose, cat-cow, and worry up the wall can help lower tensions in the body's muscles.

Not only that, every yoga movement also helps the body and mind to be more focused and mindful. This is what makes this sport so recommended to reduce stress.

"Training yoga with a face position facing the floor makes it easier for me to breathe deeply and calm my mind," said California yoga and meditation instructor Jessica Rihal.

2. Stretch training

Full of energy sports such as stretch training can also be an option to defuse stems. The combination of this sport that uses a barbell, resistance band, kettlebell will burn energy while improving mood or mood.

3. Pilates

Pilates whose main goal is to train the strength of the core muscle can also help relieve stress and calm the mind. This exercise increases the body's circulation so that it has an impact on the body that can relax as a whole.

In pilates, you don't have to go to the pilates studio to use a reformer device. You can also do it at home using a mattress and see various tutorials on social media.

"Pilates has always been the middle point between calm meditation and intense training like HIIT," said plates coach Rebekah Santiago.