A recent study found that higher levels of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness may increase emotional resilience ...

I don’t have to tell you that stress is a problem. It can consume your thoughts, impair your quality of life, and contribute to weight gain and unhealthy habits. It can even cause serious health ...

The way stress manifests is very much bodily, centred around hormones such as cortisol and their effect on us. But this process is triggered by the brain (notably the amygdala and the hypothalamus) ...

April is Stress Awareness Month, and to celebrate, we’re exploring ways to reduce our stress and cortisol levels, starting with helping you establish healthier habits and ways to work out that also ...

Slow-breathing exercises are game-changing tools to help reduce stress and anxiety. A recent research study has found that even a single session of five minutes of deep and slow breathing lowers ...

Somatic Pilates may be the wind-down routine you need if you struggle to clear the clutter from your mind at the end of the ...

Inhale for 5 seconds, exhale for 5 seconds and do this for 5 minutes every day. "This helps synchronise heart-brain rhythms, dropping cortisol by 20-30% via parasympathetic boost," shares Rea.

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