Can Jigsaw puzzles help you relieve stress?

Building puzzles is a relaxing pastime often lowers blood pressure and reduces anxiety.

I've been sharing my love for simple things we can do as an adult to relief stress, and putting together puzzles is one of those things. Working with Jigsaw Puzzles helps our physical health by lowering our breath rate reducing Heart Rate and Blood Pressure.

Research is now showing the quantifiable benefits of Jigsaw Puzzles into our adulthood is good for the brain. A notable study like Mac Arthur has shown that keeping the mind active with Jigsaw Puzzles and other mind-flexing activities can provide a longer life expectancy, a better quality of life. Working with Jigsaw Puzzles helps you harness both sides of your brainpower by using Left-brain logically and follows sequence while the Right-brain is creative, intuitive and emotional while you put together a Jigsaw puzzle.

Health Benefits of Puzzle Building ~ Well-Being:

1. Problem Solving Skills (Completing a puzzle helps us tap into fundamental processes, but in a calm and controlled environment.)

2. Enhances Self Evaluation

3. Improves Learning abilities

4. Helps with overall perception and understanding

5. Fulfillment (This reduces stress and provides a feeling of well-being.)