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Christie Rosen

The Best Exercise For Your Health (It's not what you think!)

Updated: Jan 17, 2023


As a wellness coach for Highly Sensitive People, I have become curious about the amount of people forcing themselves to undergo strenuous exercise in the name of weight loss or good health. I have a secret for you that might blow your mind a little. For the majority of highly sensitive people, strenuous exercise, if done out of force or in a state of stress, is not actually good for your health. If we hate every minute of our work out, our body is going into a physiologic stress response. Under stress digestive capacity is diminished, metabolism slows down and digestion can even shut down in extreme cases. We don't assimilate nutrients well, and we don't feel well.

Stress chemistry causes the body to store weight, store fat and not build muscle. Going on a stress free, happy walk or a skip in the woods can actually be better for your body than overwhelming strenuous exercise.

So what is the "best exercise" for your health? Ask yourself, if all movement was created equal what movement would I do? The answer to this question is the key to the best exercise/movement practice for you. The best exercise for you is the one or ones that you love the most and will do with some sense of relaxation, joy and regularity. It's as simple as that.


With love & sensitivity,

Christie


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