Rob Dial talks about managing stress by swapping a glass of wine for a run. He argues that exercise releases negative energy better than alcohol does. The question is whether you'll actually do it.
What would be better for you instead of having a glass of wine is deciding, you know what? I've had a stressful day. I've got a lot of negative energy inside of me right now. I have a lot of stressful energy inside of me. You know what I'm going to do? I'm going to get changed when I get home. I'm going to put on my running shoes and I'm going to go for a run just to get out that anger, just to get out that frustration, just to get out that negative energy inside of me and allow my body, instead of holding onto it, allow my body to release that energy so that I can move on.