It is important to apply stress-management strategies in your daily physical activity because stress has a negative impact on your health that can result in a stroke or heart attack. The benefits of mind-body exercises such as yoga, Pilates, and Tai Chi are they help you burn excess calories, and help you re-focus tensed up energy on the exercise. These exercises offers benefits of relaxation, breath control, flexibility, increased posture, and an effective means to alleviate stress.