How Motion keeps your Body and Mind Relaxed. And How to Start. @Gibosn Oct. ’22. Crooked Spine Show

When you are stressed, how to do feel? Do you have habits/routines that calm you down? In this workshop we explain how your body’s nervous and hormonal systems respond to movement to help you feel relaxed. Then we give you a few exercises to start a daily routine to handle the stress of your day and still feel healthy.

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OUTLINE FOR THIS WORKSHOP

How do you feel when your (1) Relaxed (2)Stressed?

What hormones are activated when you are stressed or relaxed.

-cortisol/catecholamines

-serotonin/endorphines

Which nerve branches  (located in your spine and brian) are related to being relaxed or stressed.

-sympathetic

-parasympathetic

What joints of your body have a high amount of nerve density.

*Putting it together:  Joint motion → nerve stimulation →hormone release → how you feel.*

Simple Ways to Improve Motion

-Walking

-Ankle motion (ex: rotation while sitting,

-wrist motion (rotation, tossing a ball,

-Shoulder motion (rotation with elbow bent, straight

-pelvic tilt (while sitting)

-and whatever YOU like to do.