
#27: How to exercise when you're stressed
from The Dr. Shannon Show
by Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT
Published: Thu Sep 23 2021
Show Notes
Stress can affect how your body recovers and benefits from exercise. When you're particularly stressed, that is NOT the time to switch things up, avoid moving altogether or ramp up the intensity. All those things will backfire.
In today's episode, Dr. Shannon discusses how the neuroendocrine system responds to stress and best practices for exercising during a particularly mentally stressful time.
2:50 Physical pain associated with mental/emotional stress
6:46 How moderate exercise can help with stress
8:53 The neuroendocrine system and exercise volume
Steady state cardio
How to choose workouts during stressful times
How stress can negatively effect your training
Signs that you are chronically stressed
How to exercise when you are stressed
Study referenced: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-008-0852-1
Articlereferenced:
https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2012/11000/Psychological_Stress_Impairs_Short_Term_Muscular.23.aspx
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