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How does our “fight or flight” hormone impact the way we exercise and can we use it to our advantage while working out?
If you’ve ever felt your pulse quicken while watching a scary film or felt sweat start to pepper your forehead while speaking in front of a group of people, it’s adrenaline that’s partly to blame.
In fact, adrenaline plays a huge part in how we operate every day, affecting both our mental and physical health. But, despite us frequently using terms like ‘adrenaline junky’ and ‘adrenaline spike’, there is a lot of misinformation about our famous “fight or flight” hormone and how it impacts our wellbeing.
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