Comments on: Stress Free? You gotta be kidding! (Part 1) http://www.metabolism.com/2008/11/18/stress-free-gotta-kidding-part-1?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stress-free-gotta-kidding-part-1 Metabolism, weight loss, diabetes, thyroid and more. Join the experts! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:39:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maya Sarkisyan http://www.metabolism.com/2008/11/18/stress-free-gotta-kidding-part-1#comment-213 Maya Sarkisyan Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:57:43 +0000 http://www.metabolism.com/?p=837#comment-213 Regular exercise routine is very important to support healthy body functions, to regulate metabolism, to keep lean body mass, etc. And it should be balanced with healthy diet. Exercise as the best stress relief – works for some people and in some cases. I wouldn’t generalize simply because I never generalize about people’s health issues and life conditions. Stress can aggravate the body’s discomfort depending on what is already going on. Some kinds of exercising for some people can also aggravate the body’s discomfort depending on what is already going on. I personally get my stress relief from punching speed bag for 45 minutes...sometimes… In Chinese medicine we are talking about energy/Qi free flow in the physical body. There can be not enough of Qi for various reasons, Qi can get stuck and cause discomfort, and some other interesting staff can happen to Qi. I will give you two stereotype examples. Example 1: A. is chronically tired, pale, and sad. Upon standing up she gets dizzy and experiences buzzing in her ears. Just from these few symptoms I would doubt she will benefit from exercising for specifically stress relief simply because she doesn’t have enough energy to move the energy around. She might get exhausted, dizzier, and sadder. Regular exercise routine and balanced diet will benefit her. Example 2: B. is an energetic person, ‘type A personality”, often gets irritated, experiences tightness in the chest, and likes to walk after dinner to feel better. Exercising for stress relief might help him to free Qi and move it around so he will feel better. Also we should remember there are people who can’t exercise for stress relief – disabled, women in late complicated pregnancy, very old people, people who are recovering from debilitating diseases, etc. So, yes, exercising is an excellent idea – on a regular basis! Regular exercise routine is very important to support healthy body functions, to regulate metabolism, to keep lean body mass, etc. And it should be balanced with healthy diet.
Exercise as the best stress relief – works for some people and in some cases. I wouldn’t generalize simply because I never generalize about people’s health issues and life conditions. Stress can aggravate the body’s discomfort depending on what is already going on. Some kinds of exercising for some people can also aggravate the body’s discomfort depending on what is already going on.
I personally get my stress relief from punching speed bag for 45 minutes…sometimes…
In Chinese medicine we are talking about energy/Qi free flow in the physical body. There can be not enough of Qi for various reasons, Qi can get stuck and cause discomfort, and some other interesting staff can happen to Qi. I will give you two stereotype examples.

Example 1: A. is chronically tired, pale, and sad. Upon standing up she gets dizzy and experiences buzzing in her ears.
Just from these few symptoms I would doubt she will benefit from exercising for specifically stress relief simply because she doesn’t have enough energy to move the energy around. She might get exhausted, dizzier, and sadder. Regular exercise routine and balanced diet will benefit her.
Example 2: B. is an energetic person, ‘type A personality”, often gets irritated, experiences tightness in the chest, and likes to walk after dinner to feel better.
Exercising for stress relief might help him to free Qi and move it around so he will feel better.
Also we should remember there are people who can’t exercise for stress relief – disabled, women in late complicated pregnancy, very old people, people who are recovering from debilitating diseases, etc.
So, yes, exercising is an excellent idea – on a regular basis!

]]> By: g http://www.metabolism.com/2008/11/18/stress-free-gotta-kidding-part-1#comment-212 g Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:49:56 +0000 http://www.metabolism.com/?p=837#comment-212 Everyone talks how exercise is the best stress relief. I wonder what you think about that. Everyone talks how exercise is the best stress relief. I wonder what you think about that.

]]>