subject: Relax, Replenish And Unwind With Weekend Breaks [print this page] Stress - it can be a major factor in our working lives, and stress can have a massive effect on your own body, mind and others around you. The average working week is apparently reducing in the number of hours by the decade, but at the same time you will often find a number of individuals clocking up the overtime, which in some cases is unpaid. There is nothing to say that you shouldn't be committed to your job, but at the same time being over committed and trying to perform everybody else's job for them can take you down a one way road to depression.
Thankfully there is a remedy for all of this. Planning regular weekend breaks away to retreats around the local vicinity, although small and innocuous can significantly reduce the levels of pressure and stress that a working individual may experience. Whether you are a managing director of a company or the cleaner of the office, stress can affect everyone.
So, where are the best places to take quick weekend breaks? Well one of those places that would be particularly interesting to visit would be Paris. The capital of France is particularly easy to get to via plane or train and provides a definite culture change that will have you relaxing and unwinding in no time at all.
However, if Paris is too busy for your liking then maybe you could try somewhere a bit more relaxed like Valencia. Again the city is large and has a number of shops for you to explore, but it also provides a much more relaxed atmosphere. Merely a two hour flight down the road it is easily an easily reachable destination for weekend breaks, but to make the best use of your time you would be better to book around a bank holiday or take some extra time off work, as there is quite a lot to see. The city really comes alive at night time with most streets near the city centre hosting some form of restaurant or bar that you can explore.
The possibilities for weekend breaks really are endless, you don't have to travel abroad there are plenty of locations within the United Kingdom that will allow you to relax similarly to these European destinations. If you start to feel yourself becoming tense, stressed or you start losing weight then be pro-active and get a weekend break booked up and see what a difference it will make to your attitude and personal health.
by: Dominic Donaldson
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