The strong physical challenge, mentally daring excitement, empowering demonstration of quick progress, and communal encouragement makes rock climbing an excellent cross-training modality. But be warned, those are the same reasons that it may convert you into a full time enthusiast.
Read MoreThis is the excerpt for a featured post.All stressful triggers initiate the sympathetic nervous system via the Fight or Flight stress response. Stress causes a cascade of changes in the body that can be highly beneficial in the short term but drastically destructive over the long term. Some stress is good to motivate us to exercise or respond well to challenges but it’s the constant feeling of being hyped up that will wear your body, immune system, and emotional will power down.
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