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How exercise helps cope with anxiety?



2020 has been a year of stress & anxiety, and I think the one thing that is helping me right now is my ability to zero in on my health & nutrition that corresponds exact to my biological profile. 

I’m a female, considered to be in mid-life ages, of a Haitian descent, frame is small, standing at 5 feet 1 inch, a compact body type that makes me appear bigger than a taller person with similar muscle mass, and an x or what we call hourglass shape based on my measurements which includes my bust, waist and hip measurements (to calculate your body type you can click on this calculator and enter your measurements). 

Arming myself with this information has helped to make choices about my food, exercise regimens and general health that align more with maintaining this shape while losing excess unhealthy fat and weight. While I am trying my best to maintain and sustain this new lifestyle, it gets difficult when faced with outside stressors such as anxiety. Anxiety can throw off the natural forces within the body making us much more susceptible to common viruses and infections. 


In a time where many are using social media as a social outlet through apps such as Instagram, facebook or zoom to socialize with other, you can read or hear statements such as “I’m so stressed” or “this situation is a lot” or “I am being overworked” or “I don’t have time” often being made. I have come to the realization that while many are referring to stress as being the problem it is the anxiety that comes with it or even our reaction to it that is really the problem. The way we choose to react to our stressors can either deplete or help strengthen our immune system. Simply put, we can either choose sickness or healing by making a choice in our actions. 


The current COVID-19 crisis is a perfect condition for cell deterioration. The feeling of anxiety alone will begin this deterioration. Every day I wake up asking myself “What can I do to help cope with my anxiety today?” which forces me to think of ways to take action. It forces me to think of way to remove the fear that I may be experiencing and replacing it with something productive and will help in working to restore the natural protective functions of my immune system. I refer to this process as restoring my metabolic clock. 

The thought process behind restoring my metabolic clock comes from me thinking to do what the clock does and just keep going as much as possible each second. This is done by trying to do all things that will clear my blood of any chemical built-up in my system due to stress. I not only do this for myself, but I am sure to incorporate this method in the sessions with my clients, encouraging them to do the same. Some of these activities range from dry pushing my lymph nodes (underneath my arm, around chest, neck, shoulder, legs) before I shower to spending 10 minutes performing certain exercises that I find my body responds to. This helps both myself and my clients to cope and restore the natural genetic rhythm of our body. 

If you are or your loved one is or have been experiencing the feeling of anxiousness, or stressed, please fill out this questionnaire. I will review and get back to you as soon as possible, setting up a consultation so that we can speak about how and what can be done to deal with those feeling. I will do my best to help you follow the instinctual messages of your own biological nature so that you can begin to improve your current condition. 


Fabfitz is not a one plan fits all type of wellness plan. I do not use a one plan fits all because I believe that certain people respond very well to particular foods while others do not. I focus on the characteristics of YOU. My motto is that highly beneficial food and exercise can acts like MEDICINE, yielding healing in the body. 


The best way for me to describe this stress/anxiety reaction is to have you imagine a mental picture of how the body responds to stress. During the one on one sessions, I am constantly imagining and sharing with my clients different analogies to help explain what is happening in their body. This has helped me and my clients in understanding the structure and behavior of our bodies. 

When you encounter stress/anxiety, your body takes over. Your pituitary and adrenal glands pump chemicals into your bloodstream which causes your digestion to slow down. When you convert the bad stress, you are experiencing into a positive one with at least a 10 min workout your body begins to change again. It is during this stage that your body will calm down allowing you to release the build-up hormonal forces that was being stored in the body. Once this is done, you spirit will be elevated, and you will find that you are not as stressed and happier than before. 


However, if you continue to feel anxious and do nothing about it, your body’s ability to adapt to the stress becomes exhausted then shuts down causing you to have trouble sleeping, not being able to fit in your clothes, knee pain, arthritis, depression and other illnesses.  A 10-minute session of working out will begin to reverse this. Here are some of what my clients are saying as a result of incorporating working out into their regimen in dealing stress and anxiety… 


“I love this. Exercise makes me drink more water” - Valerie Hepburn 


“If I didn’t have you I would have gained another 20, 30 pounds instead of lost weight because of the way my work environment is.” - Michilea Patterson 


“With my profession it’s difficult to find time to workout, find time to eat properly, but, it really is no excuse. She helped me realize that and as I see my goal for this 3 month transformation she’s kept me on pace. She’s encouraging.” - Renard Owens 


"I think I would have had a heart attack if it wasn’t for these morning exercise sessions. Now I’ve lost a few inches and feel more confident in my body. So, thankful I’m not letting stress wreak havoc on my health. Found a way to cope with quarantine.” - Melissa Jean Baptiste 


As it is hard to get rid of stress/anxiety my hope is that this blog will encourage you to find ways to cope with it better. I’m offering FREE customized 10-min workout sessions for you to improve your condition. Begin by filling out this questionnaire.  

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