Managing Anxiety

 

Hi There Friends,

Anxiety is a word that I have heard a lot about lately. Living in today's society I believe it's hard to not encounter some form of anxiety. This society teaches you to always focus on productivity and move a million miles per hour. Majority of people are living on auto pilot, so much so that they don't have the luxury of processing their emotions which then transform into something much more. I myself, am not immune to negative emotions. I also have moment when I deal with anxiety and have to find ways to cope.

This post is dedicated to raise awareness to the various mechanisms that can be used to manage our anxiety levels. 

1. Go Outside- The sun, fresh air can reduce the stress hormone (cortisol) and promote Serotonin (happiness hormone).

2. Diaphragmatic Breathing- This is also known as deep belly breathing. Increasing the oxygen to your brain assists in your mind communicating with your body to express there is no threat present which allows you to calm down.

3. Meditation- Allows you to focus your mind and energy on one specific subject which is successful in talking you out of your current state and promoting relaxation and peace.

4. Physical Activity- When your move your body, you release hormones called endorphins which promotes the happiness feeling.

5. Shaking- Helps to calms the nervous system and get the negative energy out. It helps to ground you and bring you back to center.

6. Affirmations- A powerful affirmation to say is " I am okay in this moment" This affirmation works instantly for me when my anxiety is at its peak. It calms me down instantly. 

I hope this post is helpful, I know how important mental health is. I hope you can have great inner peace. Feel free to share this with anyone you believe it will be helpful to. Peace be with you friends! <3

What is Creatine and should you take it?

 

Hey There Fitness Pals,

In the fitness world and amongst training there will always be advanced supplementation you can take to enhance your bodies performance and take it to the next possible level as efficiently as possible. Supplementation is not always needed but it definitely does not hurt to implement it into your routine. If anything it can aid you on your journey. One in specific that has been wildly spoken about is Creatine. Creatine helps you increase muscle mass and strength so it'll help with performance at the gym. 

Creatine is a supplement that everyone can benefit from even if they are not currently training. This supplement is something that you can even take on rest days. The suggested use is 1-2 grams per day to maintain the threshold. You can go up to even 5 grams in a day to maintain it. Ideal time to uses this supplement would be an hour before your workout. On rest days or when your not working out, its suggested to take it in the morning upon waking up to replenish your body of it.

Id like to stress that supplements are not necessary for your weightloss journey or even your fat loss journey. It certainly can't hurt it either. So give it a go and see how your body responds to it.

Thats all for today friends. I wish you the best on your wellness journey and as always feel free to share and like, comment or follow me for more health tips. Love connecting and hearing from you guys. Don't forget to share love and light with all around you! Peaceeeee!