RAF180: How to Avoid Stress
from Running: A FEVER Hosted by Michael Davis, Padua Podcast Network
How many times have a stated that stress is a vicious killer, a slayer of men, a menace to all earthly life? Today I want to talk about how to avoid it, so we can live longer, happier, healthier lives to the very end. But we all have stress. It is a part of life. Without it, we would be even worse off. It is a survival mechanism that kicks our bodies into high gear when we are taken by surprise with a serious threat, so we can do what needs to be done. I was thinking about this today in regards to the human animal and other animals. Very few animals live longer than humans. Perhaps some tortoises and elephants, maybe a few kinds of parrot. Animals seem to face a lot more stress. They can't go to a grocery store to get food, or even to a soup kitchen. I think of lions and tigers, who have to kill some hard-to-kill prey, and fight off other lions and tigers and other animals who might want the same food. But when you put them in captivity, a situation in which their survival has no external threat, food is provided, etc. They face the stress of captivity because it is so against their nature. They need balance and so do we. Read the full post at http://RunningAFEVER/180 Weight 7-day Avg. (change since Jan 2018): 223 (-52) Workout time: 192 Minutes Total Distance (total since Nov 2017): 5.51 Miles (562.96) Steps: 17,621 Muscle Mass 7-day Avg. (change since Aug 2018): 158.03 (+15) Body Fat 7-day Avg.: 29% Daily Sleep Duration 7-day Avg: 7 hours 2019 Goal: 15% Body Fat
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