Be Like a Child When Dan Jansen brought home a gold medal from the Winter Olympics in 1994, he did so with the help of a sports psychologist named James Loehr. In addition to the routine regimen of proper training, healthy eating, and adequate rest, Jansen was also instructed to lighten up and laugh more. Dr. Loehr noted studies that prove humor relaxes the body and relieves stress. He said a lot can be learned from children in that research shows children laugh an unbelievable four hundred times a day on average. This is compared to adults who average fifteen laughs a day.
