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.
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