Feeling stressed? Give yourself a hand. A study at the University of Miami School of Medicine found that a brief massage at work does wonders for reducing stress and boosting to performance. Before and after several 15-minute massages, workers were tested for speed and accuracy at completing math problems, and their stress levels were measured. It turned out that following the massage, workers stress levels were lower, they were more alert and they were able to complete the math problems faster and with few errors. Soliciting coworkers to rub your back probably isn’t good idea in this age of sexual-harassment litigation, so give yourself a five-minute massage in your chair. Vigorously knead your scalp, neck, shoulders and arms with your fingertips. Anything that relieves tension and improves blood flow will help, says tiffany M. Field, Ph.D., director of the school’s Touch Research Institute.-Beth Bischott
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