Management Of Family Resources

Lesson 42 : Managing Fatigue And Stress

Methods of Relieving Fatigue

2. Change Of Tasks:

There is frequent confusion between local muscle discomfort and fatigue. Change of task will lessen this discomfort. If a housewife is required to perform an exceedingly painstaking task for only a part of the day and is shifted to work which requires much less concentration and the use of different muscles, the output is found to improve. The homemaker is responsible for a variety of tasks and may easily alternate types of work. Since energy expenditure is still occurring at a normal rate, this type of rest period cannot be expected to eliminate much physical fatigue but is satisfactory for both boredom and frustration fatigue.