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Exercise: A Stress Management Tool
One of the most important things any of us can do during uneasy times (hello 2020 Pandemic) is to find ways to manage stress. And even though the causes and how we respond to stress vary, it’s clear that many of us are dealing with stress overload right now and pushing our bodies beyond what…
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Dismantle Your Stress Triangle
Have you heard of the stress triangle? You know how sometimes your shoulders get tense, your neck aches and your head feels as if it is going to blow off your neck. These are the areas where most people hold tension-the “stress triangle”. Stress can also wreak havoc on other parts of your system too – your skin, your internal…
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Thriving Under Pressure
I have been doing a lot of looking into ideas and strategies about thriving under pressure. Being able to jump into action, make decisions, act upon happenings under stress. The type of stressors depends on the situation –but the overall idea that you can process that stress and not let it stop you in your…
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What a Week It’s Been and It’s only Weds!
No One Likes An Eeyore I’m having not the greatest of weeks so far. I know there is hope to turn it around but man, yesterday really sucked in so many different ways and I am full of emotion about it. Today’s heavy lift didn’t help keep my emotions under wrap either. I am sure…
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Worn Out WOD
I gotta be honest — I am feeling overwhelmed. It’s the busy season for my company, and especially my team which handles new parents enrolling their families in online schools. As a fellow parent, I know it’s stressful sending the kids to school and I can only imagine the extra stress these parents are under,…
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Managing Stress
Our body’s old response to modern stress can be dangerous I have had lots of discussions about this with my doctor over the years. Our bodies are not designed to handle stress the way we have to deal with it in modern day. Consistent and pervasive stress can cause serious issues – physical and mental.…
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An Unexpected Rest Day
It’s been quite a busy day. I woke up all raring to go workout when I realized I couldn’t turn my head to the right. I was dressed and thought oh I will go — then I stopped and said nope, not going to push it! So I went back to bed — so Thursday…
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Long weekend here I come
The weeks seem to be be getting tougher for me as the summer moves by – which is not ideal. I need to figure out a way to recharge my battery – exercising works to a point of course but to completely unplug from our current hectic lives and restore the balance in my head.…
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Running and relieving stress
I have mentioned the past few weeks about my stress levels and how high they are right now. Some say running is a great way to way to handle stress. Any exercise is really but here is some info on running and why it’s so good! Running is particularly great as a stress relief technique…
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In a Funk
I am officially in a FUNK and it is pissing me off and making me sad at the same time. I got up this AM all raring to go. Not really that tired and wanting to have a good workout. My eating has been on point the past few days and I have renewed focus.…