WHAT THE EXPERT SAYS

Dr Thomas Falda, training specialist at fitness app Freeletics explains, “Chronic (freeletics.com), stress hinders the body’s to regulate cortisol ability levels, which influences metabolism, immunity, your sleep rhythm and blood

This will often lead pressure. to you feeling run more likely to crave down, plus you’ll be fatty and sugary foods. help to relieve stress Exercise can and put you in a better it leads to an increased mood because level of the hormones and serotonin and dopamine endorphins that contribute feeling of happiness. to the When endorphins are released in response to exercise, they act on the brain, triggering benefits such as improved mood. Exercise isn’t just great for your physical fitness, but also your psychological wellbeing, too.”