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What do you do to relax?

Asked by Jane Belanger

February 24, 2010

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Ehren Fried

From Irvine (Retired)

I go out boating on the ocean — powerboat and sailboat. I have a boat in Long Beach — a classic 48-foot Stephens. That’s where I go and what I do to unwind. I go fishing as well, and scuba diving.

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Jimi DeFrisco

From Downtown (Sound Engineer)

I go to the gym. I take all kinds of vitamins, protein, everything. It gets my stress away from me. I’m a soundman for the 4th&B club — I’m the production manager there. So, when I get all the stress from the shows, I come here [24 Hour Fitness] and I beat it out of myself — every single day, at least three hours a day. I kind of stay to a diet, too. I have to. I used to go out and just drink and do shots at night, but it didn’t help my health. It made me more tired and more stressed.

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Judy McDougle

From Pacific Beach (Registered Nurse)

I read. I meditate and I read spiritual books and things of that nature. I find reading to be very relaxing.

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Jorge Cervantes

From Kearny Mesa (Electrician Student)

I do many different things to relax. If I’m having a hard day, I like to go out to Ocean Beach on my skateboard to relax — I go to the skate park, ride around on the pool, have a good time. Sometimes when you fall down and eat shit, it takes away from the other things going on in life, so you really can’t think about ’em.

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Schuyler Schultz

From North Park (Executive Chef)

I guess my entire existence is trying to calm myself down, so basically just the normal day-to-day is always a relaxation process for me. But most specifically, I enjoy cooking. I’m a chef — I’m the new executive chef at Bing Crosby’s down at Fashion Valley. I like to cook at home, just what I want, for me and my wife. I find that very relaxing.

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Rebecca Raymond

From Mission Valley (Marriage and Family Therapist)

I hang out with friends, read, watch movies. If it’s more like stress-reliever relax, I take the dog out to do some hiking and walking. I have Afoot and Afield — the book — so I’ll take the dog out on different hikes from there. I’m not that far from Tierrasanta and that whole region. I’ll go over to Cowles Mountain and places like that.

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