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Some of that discomfort is a normal part of heavy breathing but a large part comes from
breathing muscles that have been chronically braced The next time you perform aerobic
exercise like running jumping rope cycling or climbing stairs zero in on this pain You can
retire it if you just stop bracing the muscles responsible It is an anguished panicked reaction
to exertion that is unnecessary Part of this is an innate fear of pushing the heart and lungs
too far
While exercising imagine that you will have to keep up this high level of respiratory output
for the rest of the day To do this you would need to make your breathing as efficient as
Chapter The Amygdala Cortisol and Chronic Stress
possible Imagine resting in action accepting heavy cardiovascular demand and relaxing in
the face of it That burning sensation in the center of your chest and around your ribs will
fade away as you teach yourself to turn it off
Wolves and wild dogs often travel tens of miles daily while foraging They are designed for
sustained daily activity Dog trainers know that daily exercise is the most important aspect of
rehabilitating problem dogs This is because being deprived of activity without an outlet for
their natural energy increases neurotic defiant and aggressive behaviors Dismally many
people dont bother to walk their dogs Professionals dog behaviorists like Cesar Millan argue
that walking a dog for less than sixty minutes every day is abusive Millan walks his dogs ina
large pack for at least four hours a day He doesnt do this for their physical health as much as
their mental health How much exercise is enough for humans It isnt clear but many experts
and the US Department of Health and Human Services recommend at least minutes of
moderate aerobic activity every day would say that we should shoot for more like
You need a daily outlet for your natural energy just as much as any other mammal Every
day you skip cardiovascular exercise you are mismanaging your body and compounding your
stress social defeat and pain To stay motivated make your workouts fun varied and as
discussed in Chapter not too strenuous Listen to an audiobook a podcast or your favorite
music Become interested in and build skill at as many different forms of exercise as you can
Try out different sports gymnasiums and classes in your neighborhood see table below Ask
your friends if you can join them in their routines Dance and practice yoga every day Lift
weights using the antilaxity and antirigidity techniques Get out for a walk using the exercises
in Chapter Free yourself from that selfimposed kennel
elieleleaccleaktcmmm Cycling Cross Country Dancing Elliptical Hiking Jogging
Mountain Climbing Jumping Rope Rowing Running
Skateboarding Swimming Stair Climbing Trampoline Walking
Group Sports Badminton Baseball Basketball Boxing Cheerleading Cricket
Dodgeball Football Handball Hockey Lacrosse Martial Arts
Racquetball Rugby Soccer Softball Skating Skiing Tennis
Volleyball Wrestling
Group Classes Aquarobics Body Works Bootcamp Calisthenics Cardio
Kickboxing Cross Fit Dance Jazzercise JiuJitsu Karate Krav
Maga Muay Thai Pilates Salsa Dancing Spinning Step Aerobics
Tae Kwon Do TRX Turbo Kick Water Aerobics Yoga Zumba
Table Forms of cardiovascular and aerobic exercises to try
PROGRAM PEACE Self Care Exercises to Reprogram Your Mind and Body
Chapter Bullet Points
e Dont fear stress Apprehension of stress makes it more physiologically detrimental
e Wecan respond to stressors in a healthy way by considering them challenges challenge
response or in an unhealthy way by considering them threats threat response
e Whether your unconscious mind responds to stressors with the threat response or the
challenge response may be determined by the quality of your breathing
e Virtually all drug use leads to withdrawal symptoms that weaken you as a person
e People who mix socializing with drugs unknowingly brace various muscles and organs
for sustained periods
e Video games loud music and violent suspenseful entertainment lead to lowlevel panic
that can become chronic
e You are on no chill mode And you need to come off it
e Consider taking one day a week perhaps Sundays to unwind and remove yourself from
all worries work rushes and social conflicts A whole day of rest serves as a
macrobreak Committing of your life to restorative relaxation can make a huge
difference over time
e Regular exercise releases endorphins and enhances our mood keeping our minds from
running our bodies into the ground
e Anxiety is your bodys way of begging you for exercise
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Chapter Endnotes
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Marks Nesse R Fear and fitness An evolutionary analysis of anxiety
disorders Ethology and Sociobiology
Miller D B OCallaghan J P Neuroendocrine aspects of the response to stress
Metabolism Clinical and Experimental Suppl Sapolsky R M Krey L C
McEwen B S The neuroendocrinology of stress and aging The glucocorticoid cascade
hypothesis Endocrine Reviews Lovallo W R Gerin W
Psychophysiological reactivity Mechanisms and pathways to cardiovascular disease
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LeDoux J The emotional brain The mysterious underpinnings of emotional life
Simon and Schuster
Bremner J D Does stress damage the brain Biological Psychiatry
LeDoux J Fear and the brain Where have we been and where are we going Biological
Psychiatry
LeDoux J Anxious Using the brain to understand and treat fear and anxiety
Penguin Books
Sapolsky R M Behave The biology of humans at our best and worst
Penguin Press
Sapolsky R M The influence of social hierarchy on primate health Science
Sapolsky Behave The biology of humans at our best and worst
Sapolsky R M Romero L M Munck A U How do glucocorticoids influence
stress responses Integrating permissive suppressive stimulatory and preparative actions
Endocrine Reviews
PROGRAM PEACE Self Care Exercises to Reprogram Your Mind and Body
Nelson E E Winslow J T Nonhuman primates Model animals for developmental
psychopathology Neuropsychopharmacology
McGonigal K The upside of stress Why stress is good for you and how to get good
at it Penguin Random House
Brooks A Get excited Reappraising preperformance anxiety as excitement
Journal of Experimental Psychology