What Stress Does to Your Body and Why Movement Changes Everything When you are stressed, your body shifts into a state designed for short bursts of danger. Heart rate increases. Breathing becomes shallow. Muscles tighten. Digestion slows down. This is useful if you need to react quickly. It is not useful if it becomes your default setting. Chronic stress keeps…
Stress Is Not the Enemy, But How We Deal with it Matters If I asked you how stressed you feel on a scale of one to ten, most people would pause, laugh, and then say something like “honestly… about an eight”. Stress has become so normal that we barely question it anymore. Work stress, family stress, financial stress, social stress.…
Balance – The Unsung Hero of Active Aging So here it is again, something Jen and I talk about a lot at Astral Fitness. Chloe has even been known to challenge people in meetings she has been attending to test their balance! Balance is often overlooked in fitness, but it’s one of the most predictive and trainable tools for longevity.…