beating. Measuring your heart rate gives a glimpse of your overall health and could help you spot some potential health problems. Your heart rate changes throughout the day, going faster when you exercise or are nervous and slowing down when you're relaxed. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images...
The ‘fight or flight’ response to a stressful situation keeps your muscles tense, your heartbeat racing, and your body on high alert.6 To calm down from this state, you have to consciously take steps to soothe your nervous system – and that isn’t always easy in today’s busy...
Heart-Healthy Living What can I do in my daily life to lower my risk of heart disease? Even when you have several risk factors for heart disease, there are things you can do to improve your chances of avoiding it. You know you should eat healthy, exercise, and quit smoking. Here are...
Monitoring your Heart Rate Variability (HRV) can improve nervous system balance and overall health. -- Andrew Hogue, Co-CEO, NEUROFIT, Feb 23, 2025.
In small doses, stress keeps us alert and responsive, but when it becomes constant, something deeper shifts. The autonomic nervous system—the network that regulates heart rate, breathing, digestion, and more—can become imbalanced. Over time, this dysregulation can take a serious toll, ...
How to ease anxiety: 5 ways to feel calmer right now Take some deep breaths. When we're anxious, our breath becomes rapid and shallow. Deep belly breathing helps decrease anxiety by stimulating the body’s relaxation response, lowering our heart rate and blood pressure. It’s a powerful ...
This is because stress causes sympathetic nervous system dominance, which reduces variability in your heart rate. So, on days when your HRV is a bit lower than usual, try to prioritize stress management and recovery. This might involve reducing your training intensity, avoiding caffeine, or simply...
Motor skills are extremely important for a child’s physical development and practising yoga is a fantastic way to help develop the connection between the brain, nervous system and muscles. “Balancing poses on one foot, such as the tree, half moon or dancer pose, help enhance a child’s se...
They trigger our autonomic nervous system, leading to a spike in the release of epinephrine and cortisol — the “stress hormones.” Too much epinephrine can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. And too much cortisol can affect our health in numerous ways including increasing blood ...
As mentioned above, hyperventilation is frequently responsible for many of the physical symptoms you may feel during a panic attack. Slowing down your breathing can help to calm the nervous system and reduce your heart rate. Find a quiet place if you can, and put one hand on your chest and...