Stress can be a make or break it, when it comes to seeing results. Unfortunately, ANYTHING can cause stress on your body. Work, family, even traffic … the list goes on and on.
So what is stress?
How can we prevent it?
What supplements help us control it?
Stress comes from increased cortisol levels and cortisol is your body’s main stress hormone.
Stress is your body’s response to pressure and is triggered when you experience something new or unexpected or when you feel like you have no control over a situation. It can put a mental and emotional strain on anyone!
When you're overly stressed it can make it easier to overeat, lack energy, and store more body fat.
Though it is easier said than done… lowering stress is truly possible. Figuring out different ways to control what you can control and not letting the littlest of things control you is a great way to help.
There are a few different supplements you can use to help combat stress as well. Some are more specific for before bed and helping with sleep as well.
These nighttime specific supplements are made to reduce cortisol levels to help you get into a deeper REM sleep—when you get into a deeper sleep you can recover better.
Along with getting better sleep you’re able to rid your stubborn midsection fat easier, feel more refreshed throughout the day, and have more natural energy.
Some of these night time products can include: Carbon Fire - Burnout, 1st Phorm - Core-21, Titan Nutrition - Reststor, Clean Victory - Reset, etc. We carry tons!
Another form of a stress reducing supplement can be anything that helps your adrenal glands. Your adrenal glands are in charge of over 50 hormones in your body … including some important ones like: adrenaline, cortisol, DHEA, progesterone, and testosterone.
Physical things like overtraining and mental things like nerves, anxiety, and other external stressors can cause adrenal function to become impaired. Having run down adrenal glands can lead to feeling tired for no reason, having a hard time feeling refreshed after sleeping, or having a heavy dependence on caffeine.
Taking something like 1st Phorm - Adrenal restore, Revive Nutrition - Adrenal core, Thorne - Adrenal Cortex,or any adrenal related supplement that we carry can help with this too!
Outside of supplements … here are some tips that can also help reduce life’s everyday stressors.
- Daily movement and exercise
- Getting enough sleep
- Finding time to wind down at the end of the day
- A healthy diet
As always, if you need some extra help with ANYTHING health & fitness related ... just stop into your nearest S2 location!
Our Certified Personal Trainers & Sports Nutrition Specialists will be more than happy to help make sure you're set.
*This article was written by Sage Schuman who is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and NASM Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist.
