Let Apps Take the Stress Away After a Bad Day
It is hard to switch gears into relaxation mode after a long day at work. Apps can help you forget your stressful day and get much-needed rest at home.
If you’re not sure how to calm down after a busy day, there are a lot of ways that you can relax both your body and mind so you can take full advantage of your downtime. Everyone needs a break from work to unwind and de-stress and it has a huge effect on your ability to stay healthy in your daily life. Getting your body to physically relax is a good way to start. You can stretch your muscles that have been tensed up at your desk all day. In addition, some yoga practice wouldn't hurt or you might try getting comfy with a nice, warm bath. Whatever you need to get some stress relief after a long day will immediately help to signal your mind to slow down as well.
However, it might not be that easy to just unwind when you get home. More than likely that's due to the fact that you are not feeling relaxed mentally. In order to let go of work stress for the day, you need to be able to completely clear your mind of your upcoming work tasks. Whether it’s through mindfulness, meditation or taking up a hobby to distract yourself, you need to do whatever you can to silence the running thoughts in your head and forget work for the evening. Make a pact to yourself to never bring work issues through your front door, and certainly don’t bring work home with you if you can avoid it. Letting go of all that will help to unwind before bed and get some good sleep. Then you can tackle your next workday feeling absolutely refreshed and energized.
Sometimes the best way to relax after work is just by doing something completely unconventional, mindless, or just something that you simply like to do. Activities like streaming your new favorite show or scrolling through Reddit pages for hilarious memes can help you have a fully relaxing evening. Even going outside and taking a walk or meeting up with a friend can help you wind down. More importantly, you won't feel like your stressful workday is taking over your life. In fact, you’ll find that there’s a lot to be enjoyed, and there’s no reason to let a particularly hard day get you down.
App Recommendations
Top recommendations by the AppGrooves community.
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Happy Color® – Color by Number
The world’s favorite coloring game. Color exclusive pics and share with friends4.7 Ratings 5M+ Reviews 100M+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App Purchases 1M+ ReviewsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Calm - Meditate, Sleep, Relax
Join the millions discovering the life-changing benefits of meditation with Calm4.7 Ratings 2M+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App Purchases 1M+ ReviewsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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I'm using this app regularly. This app helps me to sleep better as well as provides me relax time. I like it's nature sound feature mostly.
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When I need to unwind,there's nothing better than a guided meditation. This app helps me to feel refreshed and renewed in 10 minutes.
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it is the best app for creating a natural environment around yourself with the help of various sound effects for getting escaped from the daily hectic lifestyle.
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When l need to unwing, there is nothing better than a guided meditation. This app helps me to feel refeshed and renewed in 10 minutes.
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Classic Country Radio Stations
Radio Classic Country Music! Sleep timer, search function and favorite settings4.6 Ratings 281+ Reviews 50K+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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MX Player
Powerful video player with advanced hardware acceleration and subtitle supports.4.4 Ratings 12M+ Reviews 1B+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh 1M+ ReviewsFree![Google Play]()
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One o my favorite web series was MX Player Original. If it's a holiday then I would prefer chilling at home , watching web series with a mug of cold coffee and enjoying with my friends .
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Day One Journal
Personal journal, diary, notes, photos, locations. The perfect daily journal4.7 Ratings 96K+ Reviews 500K+ DownloadsFree Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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What better way to relax in the evening then reflect on your day. Here you can spend 30 minutes journaling about your day, and even add photos and locations. That way, you can look back on each day and how you felt and where you went.
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VotePigment - Adult Coloring Book
A Fun Coloring & Painting App4.0 Ratings 170K+ ReviewsFree Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![App Store]()
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Pigment has truly become my new favorite app for when I just need a good, mindless moment and a break from thinking about my never-ending to-do list. The designs are beautiful, fun and always make me feel inspired.
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Hulu: Watch TV shows & movies
Browse TV shows, stream episodes of your favorite Hulu Originals & watch movies4.5 Ratings 2M+ Reviews 50M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App Purchases 1M+ ReviewsCoupons for this app
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When I’ve had a particularly long day, I tend to want to watch something comedic and light-hearted. The Hulu app has a good selection of shows that never fail to make me laugh like Brooklyn 99 and Saturday Night Live.
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Headspace: Mindful Meditation
Mindful meditation and relaxing music to help manage sleep, stress, and anxiety4.7 Ratings 1M+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App Purchases 1M+ ReviewsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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It’s hard for me to get a moment to myself sometimes, but when I do lately I’ve been making it a habit to meditate. The guided meditations in Headspace really help me to unwind and leave me feeling refreshed and renewed.
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DStv
The DStv app is the home of DStv on the go for DStv customers3.7 Ratings 237K+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich FreshFree![Google Play]()
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Recolor - Adult Coloring Book
Anti-Stress Colouring Book app. Paint and Relax! Over 5000 images to colour!4.1 Ratings 214K+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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If you're artsy or simply love coloring, This is almost everyones #1 favorite for many reasons. There obviously is a free version & subscription. However, believe it or not... BOTH ARE GREAT! I have friends who ONLY color by hand. But i conviinced them to simply try the free version once.. & they all got hooked!! The colors are by far the best i've ever seen. Rare, gorgeous, unique, 3D & more pic choices. PLUS, you can upload any picture of your own to color. Even Free!!
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Clumsy Ninja
Train the world's clumsiest ninja for free on Android now!4.4 Ratings 2M+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree In App Purchases 1M+ ReviewsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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It's a really fun game if you just want to relax at the end of a tiring day. It has many things to it, and is honestly really relaxing in a way.
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Bau Cua
Bau Cua popular traditional dice game in Vietnam 20204.9 Ratings 6K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree FreshFree![Google Play]()
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This app is wonderful for winding down after a very stressful day at work. The coloring gives me a peace of mind. Highly recommend!