Dec 12

You have heard us talk about controlling your insulin a lot, but there is another hormone you guys want to be conscious of. That is Cortisol. This is the stress hormone. Everyone has felt this hormone before, it is that feeling you get when you lean to far back in your chair and your gut tells you that you are about to die. That is a spike of Cortisol. So yes it is important, but we need to keep it in check.

Cortisol fluctuates through out the day but for the most part it is higher in the morning and lower at night. This is how you want it.

Here are some tips to get this in line.
Go to sleep and wake up around the same time every day. Including weekends.
Don't exercise late at night.
Lower your stress. Sleep, exercise and diet are factors that we can easily control and can alleviate much of the stress on our body.

If you are one of those people that have trouble relaxing in a relaxing atmosphere your Cortisol is probably off. If you have trouble losing that last bit of belly fat and you eat and exercise right, your Cortisol is probably off. If you are sleepy in the morning and energized at night, yep...Cortisol is off. This is treatable and can make a world of difference in your day to day activities. Try it out.....can't hurt!

Strength

5 x 5 Press

MetCon

Option #1:

20min AMRAP

3 Rounds of *Cindy

400m Run

Option #2:

"Cindy"

20min AMRAP

*5 Pull Up - 10 Push Up - 15 Air Squat