When we talk about our health, we usually expect it to mean our physical health attained by attending a Walnut Creek boot camp. But health of mind is just as important as health of body, especially in the helter-skelter world of the 21st century. The fact of the matter is that we all tend to live our lives at 100 miles per hour; dashing here, dashing there, at seeming breakneck speed, stopping only when absolutely necessary to have a quick bite to eat (all too often fast, convenience foods), before jumping back on the roller coaster once more. The sorry state of the world economy doesn’t help either. The recession seems set to continue into the immediate foreseeable future, with too many people who are either out of work, or who are stuck in jobs that they hate, but are too afraid to leave in case they too find themselves swelling the ranks of the great unemployed. Stress today is something that all too many of us are experiencing, and it is one of biggest contributors of ill mental health. Stress can manifest itself in many ways – none of them good, says one Walnut Creek boot camp trainer. You can be the perfect physical specimen, but if you are stressed out, you’ll feel overtired, you’ll likely suffer from headaches, you probably won’t be able to sleep properly, (which in turn contributes to you feeling even more tired), you won’t be able to concentrate on things, and you’ll have a short span of attention. In the worst case scenario you may even suffer from panic attacks, which appear and feel just like you are having a heart attack; chest pains, shortness of breath, pain down your left arm – the works! They literally feel just like a heart attack, and once you become prone to them, they can turn your life into a misery; never knowing when or where to expect the next one! One of the biggest problems with stress is that you may not be able to extract yourself from the stressful position you are in (fear of becoming unemployed as already mentioned being one of the main problems. So you need to develop a way of being able to cope with that stress, and the best natural remedy is through physical exercise like the ones done at a Walnut Creek boot camp. A recent study carried out in the US using a sample of 20,000 men and women, found that physical exercise can reduce the effects of stress by as much as 40%! However, the exercise doesn’t have to be part of a conventional keep fit program. It can be something like housework, or gardening; the important thing being that it should last for at least 20 minutes and must be regular, say 3 to 4 times per week. Whilst 20 minutes is the minimum recommended exercise duration, the study went on to advise that the longer the period of exercise, the more beneficial. This study coincides with many more research programs, all of which agree that physical exercise has a positive benefit on mental health. Just ask any Walnut Creek boot camp client. These findings have a solid base in scientific fact. One of the chemicals that our bodies produce is something called Cortisol. Cortisol is present in the brain whenever there is stress. Exercise reduces the levels of Cortisol. You will also probably have heard about Endorphins. Endorphins are a hormone like substance (once again, produced naturally by our bodies), and alongside other substances such as adrenaline, serotonin, and dopamine, (the production of each of which is stimulated by physical exercise), they act together to induce feelings of euphoria and a general sense of well being. We all know that regular physical exercise is beneficial to being fit and healthy in the physical sense. But now you know that it can also help to relieve stress, it’s something that you should ensure becomes a regular part of your lifestyle, for a healthier less stressed out you! Published At: http://www.isnare.com Permanent Link: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1726106&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Published at: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1726106&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet
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