Are you PIGGIN' out on STRESS?

Are you PIGGIN' out on STRESS?

Stress creates an increase in the hormone cortisol, and chronic stress creates a chronic increase in cortisol. This is a problem because is slows your metabolism, leads to cravings and is linked to greater levels of abdominal fat storage.

Identify the sources of stress in your life.
True sources of stress aren’t always obvious, and many times they are overshadowed by our own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Sure, you may know that you’re constantly worried about work deadlines. But maybe it’s your Procrastination, rather than the actual job demands, that leads to deadline stress. So look closely at your habits, attitude, and excuses in order to find the underlining stress factors.


Find ways to cope with the stress. There are many ways to deal with stress. In our fast paced world we always look for the "quick fix" to a problem but this is the last thing we want to do hen dealing with stress factors because it often leads to unhealthy habits like Smoking, Drinking, Overeating, and in some cases illegal drug use.

If The Way You're Currently Dealing With Stress IS NOT contributing to your health and well-being then its time to find an ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION.

Taking up a New Hobby, Exercise, being actively involved with the community, or just making time to relax and have some fun are great ways to reduce your stress levels.

For More information on how to make fitness a part of your stress relief shoot me an e-mail fitandfly6@gmail.com