When working out DOESN’T help you de stress….
This post comes from a shit ton of personal experience, as well as a common topic of conversation with the lovely humans I get to work with everyday 💕
Obvious reasons you shouldn’t push it:
❌ it hurts to do it (remembering that uncomfortable is a different feeling)
❌ you’ve never done anything like it before
❌you haven’t done any movement like it in months
Less obvious reasons you shouldn’t push it:
❌ you’re emotionally drained from that thing you’ve been stressing over/that challenging relationship you’re dealing with/ that work situation you can’t figure out
❌you’re physically drained from that thing you’ve been stressing over/that challenging relationship you’re dealing with/ that work situation you can’t figure out
Exercise itself is a stressor that raises your stress hormone cortisol-which isn’t always a negative. Raised cortisol from exercise can actually work to balance out these levels out.
EXCEPT when you’re already under a lot of stress…
Then it can work to keep your cortisol levels elevated, and that isn’t a good thing.
When we talk about physical health and fitness, we can’t do it without ALSO talking about our mental health.
NOT challenging yourself is sometimes the best choice 💕
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