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@johneckenrode11

My key for anxiety over many years has been to get a good workout. Choose your mode - swimming, running, yoga, tai chi, weights, dumbbells, calisthenics. whatever. Be sure to include the three main components of any workout in my humble opinion, resistance (push ups, crunches, working with weights for example), aerobic (swimming, running, exercise bike to increase your heart &resp rate), and stretching (for flexibility & to help prevent falls & minimize their impact). Many times I've gone into a workout in a horrible mood, depressed, anxious, all of that. After an hour's workout, I find myself asking, "what was your problem"! Try it. Good luck!

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I agree; for me, the solution is exercise, exercise, exercise. And it can be in any form. I especially like productive exercise, like yard work, litter pickup, even housecleaning chores, a strenuous walk or bicycle ride, walking the dog. Best wishes to all.