So how exactly does anger contribute to heart disease? Scientists don't know for sure, but anger might produce direct physiological effects on the heart and arteries. Emotions such as anger and hostility quickly activate the "fight or flight response," in which stress hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol, speed up your heart rate and breathing and give you a burst of energy. Blood pressure also rises as your blood vessels constrict.
Chronic anger and hostility increase the risk of heart disease raising blood pressure and stiffening blood vessels. When you’re filled with anger, your body reacts much the same way as when you are experiencing any other stressful reaction and if your anger is intense and frequent, the effects can be harmful. Recent research indicates that your heart is particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of your anger, and it’s thought that frequent anger may also speed up the process in which fatty plaques build up in arteries.
According to research out of Yale University, the way we view aging will have a major impact on how we ourselves will age. Beliefs and stereotypes about aging begin early in life and are reinforced by our own experiences and the way our society and families treat the elderly. It’s evident just from looking around us, that many seniors are aging just as quickly and dramatically as our fathers and grandfathers did. It’s also evident however that rapidly growing numbers have no intention of growing old gracefully, and are seen regularly in weights rooms and spin classes of fitness clubs, and competing in major athletic events including Triathlons and Ironman races that tax the limits of much younger athletes.
Congratulations to the home town team..... Stevenson High School Boys Tennis wins Sectionals! Onto the State Finals (Thursday, May 23-Saturday, May 25)
Stevenson strong in sectional win www.dailyherald.com There was nothing but black and green atop the victory stand Saturday afternoon when the Stevenson boys tennis sectional came to a close on the sun-kissed courts of the Vernon Hills Athletic Complex. The Patriots recorded a clean sweep at doubles, then watched a nearly three-hour match finally swing...
The body is a projection of the mind, and only by expanding our thoughts can we take full advantage of what nature has given us. How we think has a powerful effect on what and how we feel and this in turn directly impacts our confidence, our concentration and thus, our performance. This holds true whether in a competitive event or in providing the motivation to persevere in becoming fit or losing weight. Positive self-talk can be so important in helping us succeed.
Injury can keep you from fitness goals. Even minor ones can nag you enough to keep you from reaching peak fitness, so be careful. Although accidents can happen to anyone, those new to fitness training are most likely to suffer injury. Injuries can be caused by starting too quickly – lifting weights that are too heavy for your strength at the time, making poor choices such as doing bench presses without a spotter, or from incorrect technique that often results in the likes of sprains, strains, bursitis and tendonitis. Hiring a personal trainer will vastly improve your safety and technique, even if only to get you through the early stages of working out.
