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Coppell Personal Trainer and Boot Camp Tip - Combating Stress During The Holiday Season

By Brad Linder

We all experience stress from time to time. However, when you add our everyday stress to the chaos the Christmas and New Year’s season brings, it is no wonder our diets and exercise routines take a back burner… who has time? Nevertheless, it is essential, for your own sanity and your overall health, to find some way to alleviate the stress brought on during this time of year.

Our bodies produce many hormones, but there are three hormones in particular that play a key role in aging and weight gain: Insulin, stress (adrenaline and cortisol are the primary stress hormones), and estrogen hormones.

The stress hormones (adrenaline and cortisol) are very important this time of year. When we experience stress throughout the day, our bodies produce these hormones to prepare us for a “fight or flight” situation. If we per chance face extreme danger, the physical response these hormones have produced, can prove to be very helpful. Fortunately for most people, extreme danger does not occur on a daily basis. Unfortunately, our bodies don’t know this and during periods of prolonged stress (Hello holiday season!) we are actually sabotaging our body’s natural balance and potentially causing serious health issues. In Coppell, people call also take a break from their personal trainer or from their fitness boot camp also this time of year.

Your immune system is vulnerable during prolonged periods of stress. Catching colds, getting the flu, gaining weight, sleepless nights and overall fatigue can be greatly impacted by a lack of personal stress management. Without finding a little down time for yourself, your hard work to lose weight and get in shape can quickly backslide. Obviously sticking to your workout routine like the Coppell boot Camp or from a personal trainer and eating well is the most ideal situation, but realistically, many of us just don’t have the time to commit to it during the holiday season.

So, to help you manage your stress and get through the holiday season with your health still intact, I have compiled a short list of simple things you can easily incorporate into your daily routines. Some take as little as one to five minutes but are sure to help you relax and slow the production of those elevated stress hormones. These are a few things that may help get your mind off of what’s stressing you and onto something more pleasant. If these don’t work for you, find something does – as long as it allows you to refocus your energy and mind for a short period of time. Sometimes a short break is all you need to stop obsessing over problems and enable your body and mind to enter a relaxed state. Then, when you come back to the things that are stressful, they may not have the same powerful grip on you.

Written by: Julie McCan, CPT Julie is on the www.GetYouInShape.com team of personal trainers. Get You In Shape has is a Fitness Company in the Dallas, TX area. Coppell boot camps, Dallas boot camps, private training, 40 Day Challenge, weight loss, sports performance and nutrition are the main services of Get You In Shape.

Get You In Shape’s programs include the Get You In Shape Boot Camp (Dallas and Coppell), 40 Day Challenge, sports specific training, weight loss programs, Corporate wellness plans, nutrition plans, core fitness training, strength training, toning and more. Clients include athletes (golf, basketball, tennis, football, track, baseball, baseball, volleyball, and softball) corporate executives, professionals, weekend warriors, cheerleaders, dancers, models, stay at home moms, and anyone looking for results.

About the Author:

Brad Linder is the President of Get You In Shape Fitness, a health and fitness company in the Dallas, TX area. His company provides fitness boot camps, personal training, the 40 Day Challenge, nutrition plans, more in the Dallas, TX area. His website is www.GetYouInShape.com