Originally published July 15 2005
Exercising upside-down is good for the system
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Having your body in an upside-down position - through hanging upside-down, doing a headstand, or assuming various yoga poses - can help stimulate the nervous, lymph and circulatory systems and take your mind off your other worries.
When is the last time you stood on your head, hung by your knees or did a back flip?
There is something about turning your world upside down that is exhilarating.
The best part about being upside down is when you get back upright.
It's a rush that makes you smile.
This is the simple fact behind the success of every theme park in America!
I've been thinking about "upside down" and "inside out" lately.
In the world of fitness, there are a lot of physiological truths that seem counter-intuitive.
Those little micro tears in your muscle fibers that cause the ache and soreness 24 to 48 hours post workout are the very thing that stimulate your body to use ingested protein to build more muscle.
If your goal is to lower your resting heart rate and/or blood pressure (thus lowering your risk of cardiovascular disease) you proceed to raise your heart rate and blood pressure on a semi-daily basis!
When your body is at rest, your cardiovascular system will purr like a Ferrari in neutral.
Another seemingly upside-down aspect of wellness is slowing down to work harder.
Studies have shown that persistent multi-tasking actually slows down the rate at which things get accomplished.
In addition, when we fail to slow down at all, the constant stress depresses our immune system.
Nothing like a good summer cold to take the effectiveness right out of you!
How is it that we can get energy from expending energy?
However, next time you are feeling dragged-out tired, think about how you will feel after (a) taking a walk for 20 minutes or (b) eating a bag of potato chips.
Literally turning your world upside down for a while has its benefits as well.
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