Posts tagged nervous system
Healthy Habits: Breathing Exercise
Healthy Habits: Breathing Exercise

Breathing is a vital part of human life. It is the only bodily function under both autonomous and voluntary control. This means the process of inhaling air into our lungs and exhaling it is controlled by your body’s autonomic nervous system and therefore does not require active thinking or conscious effort from you – yet you are able to step in and control your breathing whenever you like.

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StressLaura Ranincns, nervous system, inhale, oxygen, sympathetic, parasympathetic, fight or flight, rest and digest, stress management, deep breathing, pranayama, nasal breathing, belly breathing, circular breathing, box breathing, Alternate nostril breathing, wim hof, breathing exerciseComment
Healthy Habits: Measuring Heart Rate Variability
Healthy Habits: Measuring Heart Rate Variability

Stress is many things. It can be annoying, or life-destroying. It can be psychological, or physiological. The point is, whether you're an athlete looking to recover between workouts or a working professional looking to perform at your best, you can only control what you measure. So if you want to avoid burnout and injury, you'll want a way to measure stress.

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Stress, LongevityAki Raninstress, parasympathetic, sympathetic, cns, nervous system, burnout, depression, hrv, heart rate variability, recovery, long, longevity, measure hrv Comment