Health Tip: Stress Can Make You Clumsy

Why you may be a klutz

(HealthDayNews) -- Are you a klutz who's constantly banging into tables, knocking over glasses or tripping over chair legs?

According to Toronto's Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Science Center, stress and a killer schedule may be to blame. If you're uptight, your muscles tense up and lead to clumsy movements.

Here's what you can do to loosen up:

  • Make a daily "to do" list. If it seems too full, cross off some items.
  • Practice deep breathing or yoga stretches to help slow you down.
  • Forget multitasking. Finish your snack, for example, before you drive or talk on your cell phone.

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