Hill Health Magazine

Stress Reliever Contest Winner!

In our Winter 2009 edition we asked our members to share their favorite stress relieving activity for a chance to win a Visa gift card. We received many great responses and we thank our Hill Physicians members for their participation.

We are very pleased to share our winner, Chris', story with you.

Chris and Luca 

Chris writes:

"On a really stressful day, I enjoy playing with my dog (Luca) in the back yard. I really enjoy sports and I have bought a lot of sports equipment for us to play with. We play tennis, soccer, frisbee and football. Right now is football season. I purchased 4 footballs from the Dollar Store a few months ago. I try to get out of my head and imagine that I am the quarterback and Luca is a receiver.

"We actually huddle up and I will tell her to go long. She runs to the other end of the backyard and I throw the ball to her. I have to chase her around the backyard after the last throw because she does not want to give up the football. After an hour of playing with Luca, my head has cleared and I am ready for a relaxing evening."

Research shows that pets can actually provide health benefits, including stress relief and excellent social support. And those of us with pets know about the unconditional love and companionship pets provide in ways that people can't.

Hill Physicians encourages our members to find those stress relieving activities that work for you and your family.

We offer audio health podcasts which provide many ways you can relieve stress at work, at home or on the go.

Download a podcast today!

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