STRESS MANAGEMENT WITH THE HELP OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE

The problem of diagnostics, prevention and assistance to employees under stress is one of the most serious research topics. Much attention is paid to physical activity as a factor in coping with stress. The article deals with the issue of stress as an integral component of professional activity and an important factor in the loss of health and a decrease in the quality of living. The importance of stress prevention in the organization is emphasized, since stress affects not only the condition of individual employees, but also the efficiency of the organization as a whole. The purpose of the study is to propose a program of exercises that allows including physical activity in the daily routine of professionals. Research objectives were to conduct a theoretical and methodological analysis, get acquainted with best practices and select exercises aimed at activating various muscles and to test the effectiveness of the developed program in the process of the pilot study. The study involved 50 people with different levels of stress. Diagnostic tools used: PSM-25 Lemyre — Tessier — Fillion scale and “Methodology of differentiated assessment of reduced performance states (DORS)” developed by A. B. Leonova and S. B. Velichkovskaya based on the BMSII test of German psychologists H. E. Plath and R. Richter — allowed to reveal the results of the impact of the exercises on the state of the study participants. The developed program can become the basis for further studying the effectiveness of including physical activity in the working day of employees. Active resistance to stress should break the trend of perception stress in the workplace as an inevitable part of professional activity.

stress, professional activity, workers, occupational stress, negative impact, trouble, physical activity, stress reduction program, exercise, fatigue, monotony, satiety

Scherbakova E. V., Zvonova E. V., Zueva E. A. Stress management with the help of physical activity in the workplace. Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2023;3(64):392—396. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2023.64.703.