Stress!

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us,” Raph Waldo Emerson.

We’re all feeling the effects of increased stress levels since the pandemic. Between vaccines, masks, and spiking violence, daily life includes more stress.

All the more reason to make that commitment to exercise. Exercise’s biggest benefit is that it trains you to stay resilient as you ride the waves of challenge.

One of my clients came in wrung out from stress at the end of another jam-packed day. On call, two weekends, two hospitals, emergency surgeries, he walked in spent, and actually apologized for not having time for Pilates ex at home.

Believe it or not, bone-tired often shows you how deep your strength reservoirs are and working out in the right way can be helpful.

We stepped in and rode riff of “just enough” on the Reformer, just enough stretch, just enough challenge, and just enough change in ex’s to keep him moving forward.

Rocking up from the mat at the end of the hour, he said, “Hey I’m really feeling good.” 

You get to decide, in many cases.

Exercise lets you become the decision-maker in how stress affects you. Like the dial on a spin bike, you adjust the lever to give the right level of intensity.

There’s no need to always go full throttle to get the full benefits package. Why not test your mettle in different ways and build more sources of strength and resiliency?