Cassie Ellis

Researcher and Professor - Leader Character development. PhD Kinesiology, canfitpro PRO TRAINER, Yoga & Fitness Instructor, S&C Coach, Mom of 2.

[Alan Couzens @Alan_Couzens]

Why?

Intense exercise is a stressor.

(Sufficiently) easy exercise is a de-stressor.

Intense exercise increases the activity of the sympathetic nervous system with all of the associated physiological effects...

* Increased blood glucose.
* Increased inflammation.
* Decreased HRV.
* Poor digestion.
* Poor sleep.
* Decreased immune response.

Slamming your body with high intensity exercise with no low intensity exercise to *buffer* the above, i.e. just going from (stressful) high intensity exercise -> (stressful) cognitive work, leaves you in a perpetual, chronic state of stress where all of the above is happening ALL THE TIME.

Athletes go from sickness to sickness, injury to injury.

The only solution...

*Actively* de-stress...
* Do yoga 🧘
* Walk in nature 🌲🚶
* Sleep 😴

Remedying the problem will be challenging - psychologically and physiologically - like breaking a crack addiction. But it is absolutely necessary for your long term health.

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Today, some of the books that shaped my life—and the lives of so many others—are being challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives. And librarians are on the front lines, fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and ideas available to everyone.

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@goodreads My kid’s snap bracelet … and an old hockey card 😉

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@goodreads A dystopian version of Pittsburgh

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We've going Dry this Feb to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society to help people affected by cancer. To donate, visit https://t.co/JeUDwPIDsT #DryFeb

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ALL #TVDSB schools and workplaces will be closed today due to inclement weather. On-site Child Care Centres and Before/After School Programs will be closed. There will be no learning activities taking place today, including remote learning.

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@goodreads Ali Hazelwood and Emily Henry

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@dog_rates @AdamChartrand3 looks like Mars ❤️

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@BR_OpenIce Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!

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@goodreads The love hypothesis ❤️

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I'm going Dry this Feb to raise funds for @cancersociety. To donate, visit https://t.co/MYHFg6Jk9H #DryFeb #DryFebCA

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@GordQuotes Sundown in the Paris of the Prairies

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Capacity Experiment🫙Begin with 5 containers. Predict & sort from greatest to least capacity. Next, count & fill with cubes. Label your number. Our tallest container certainly surprised us as having the smallest capacity for cubes! @CaradocPS @TVDSBKinder

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@goodreads Emily Henry!

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Thanks Idina Menzel for spending 625 minutes with me in 2022. I couldn’t stop listening to Into the Unknown. More specifically, my kids 😜 #SpotifyWrapped https://t.co/zvCY5gbM4S

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