Stress can have a profound impact on the quality of your life, and many aspects associated with your wellbeing.

Ranging from your physical health, to mental wellbeing, undoubtedly stress is responsible for many of today’s health issues.

However, did you know that as much as you try to manage stress, it is absolutely impossible to eliminate it completely?

This is because it was wired into our biology on a primitive level, to ensure human survival in stressful times, such as when food was scarce and there were no certainties in life.

While this is not so today, instead of helping us survive the ice age, stress hormones are being flooded into our blood stream as a result of psychological stress, morning commutes, our modern hectic lifestyles, and stressful relationships. Continue reading →

One of the best, yet underutilized ways to manage and reduce stress levels is with a healthy dose of exercise.

However, many people aren’t convinced of the measurable benefits it can deliver, and that is understandable.

After all, how can putting your body under “stress” result in reduction of the same?

Though not immediately apparent, exercise does in fact deliver a range of stress busting benefits.

Can it benefit you? Absolutely, since all types of exercise are beneficial in managing stress. Continue reading →