AA is generally the abbreviation for Associate of Arts degree. This is the degree given by many two-year colleges, often called Community Colleges (which used to be called Junior Colleges). Some also award the AS-- Associate in Science degree. Typically, an Associate's degree is the equivalent of a year, or in some cases a year and a half, of courses at a four-year college, and there are many students who transfer their Associate's degree credits so that they can complete a four-year degree.
Although it may seem difficult, lowering your breathing speed will help to lower your heart rate. Take a breath for 5-8 seconds, hold it for 3-5 seconds, and then exhale slowly for a count of 5-8 seconds.
1 Weight loss, for example, is almost impossible without regularly getting about eight hours of rest each night.  Get a massage. Massage, meditation, a warm bubble bath â anything that puts you into a relaxed state also reduces your resting heart rate. A British study even found that when volunteers received hour-long reflexology treatments, their resting heart rates decreased by an average of eight beats per minute.