Not exact matches
Dr. Richard Brown, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University and coauthor of The Healing Power of the Breath, says that deep, controlled breathing communicates to the body that everything is okay, which down regulates the stress response,
slowing heart rate, diverting blood
back to the brain and the digestive system and promoting feelings of calm.
Imagine if you could come
back to your breath in those moments and allow your
heart rate to
slow down.
For 20 seconds, speed up your pace to raise your
heart rate, then
slow it
back down.
When you start to get tired, go right into mountain climbers until your
heart rate slows down — then go
back to the jump ins.
Get your
heart rate back up with tuck jumps, my favorite move that I like to watch people do in
slow motion haha.
The doctor put me on medication to
slow my
heart rate (and told me not to work out or I could basically have a
heart attack and die), and soon enough my thyroid bounced
back... the other way.
Since you won't easily be able to maintain your maximum aerobic
heart rate for the whole workout, or if it's just too challenging for an everyday activity, you can perform a short interval at or near your maximum aerobic
heart rate, then
slow down for a period of time, then go
back to the maximum aerobic level.
Less serious side effects can include nausea,
slowed / less even
heart rate, fainting, stomach pain, skin problems, heartburn, diarrhea,
back pain, joint pain, and cold - like symptoms.