Woodworking For Therapy #3: Woodworking to Lower Blood Pressure?

I suggest you get a few woodworking mistakes under your belt before you decide.

-- Mike, an American living in Norway.

LOL! You are right Mike, that’s why I’m not throwing the pills out. ;) I’ve already made a few mistakes on my work bench. Funny how they show up AFTER you finish, not during.

-- I thank God for everything, especially all of you!

Glad to hear your health has improved with the meds.

I have only made one mistake in my life: It was when I thought I was wrong about something and I found out I was right.

Now, I have pulled some really good screw ups.

-- Norman

I found that the time spent in my shop DEFINITELY lowered my blood pressure. It’s some of the most calming times I have when I’m doing pretty much ANYthing in the shop.

Now if I could just get my act (and finances) together and get a shop built here at the new house….

-- Perform A Random Act Of Kindness Today ... Pay It Forward

Yes, Steve I think that something happens when you walk in the Shop door or space. I know that my blood pressure is better now after four years and lots of mistakes. I still take the junk the doctor orders, but when he checks the blood pressure he is allway wondering why it is always better.

Exercise definitely helps HBP, but woodworking mistakes offset the benefit for me (per stefang). Learn Tai Chi if you want to reduce stress, increase flexibility and improve your balance. A major benefit for me doing woodworking has been to get wrapped up in a project I want to do—it helps me fight through what I’ve nick named “the beta blocker blahs”.

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

All of the above. Moving around, accomplishing things and having fun are probably all responsible. Lol… But yeah… There have been days that everything I touched in the shop went wrong and all I wanted to do was take a hammer to the project. Lol. Not many of those days yet… But I’m still a “toddler”