{"id":2904,"date":"2019-05-19T09:38:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T08:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=2904"},"modified":"2019-05-19T09:38:43","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T08:38:43","slug":"pilates-and-the-nervous-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=2904","title":{"rendered":"Pilates and the nervous system."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You know those days you are buzzing with adrenaline, you are whizzing around like a busy bee, getting physical stuff done but your mind is in an anxious state? When you constantly feel tense, you can&#8217;t fully breathe and your heart rate feels pumping?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are examples of your nervous system being on overdrive and I know is a place I tend to live my life in. However Pilates brings me an answer to this. Read on for more.  We have 2 nervous systems:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/neuron-296581_640.png?resize=640%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/neuron-296581_640.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/neuron-296581_640.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sympathetic <\/strong>&#8211; this is the fight or flight nervous system. When your body is faced with a sudden threat it tenses up, certain functions slow down (digestion) and others speed up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>pupil dilation<\/li><li>sweating<\/li><li>increased heart rate<\/li><li>increased blood pressure<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parasympathetic<\/strong> &#8211; the &#8220;regist and digest&#8221; nervous system. This system we need to be working to enable the body to recover, relax and heal itself. When this nervous system is fired up we get more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>constriction of pupils<\/li><li>decreased heart rate<\/li><li>increased digestion<\/li><li>more saliva and mucus<\/li><li>more urine production<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilates for me brings me out of the craziness of daily life, away from the &#8220;to-do&#8221; list, the work deadlines, the family dynamics, the household jobs and into a place where I have to slow down, I have to think about my body and I have to concentrate on me. That is why it is more than exercise. It is a way to switch on the parasympathetic nervous system and calm your whole system so that your body can restore itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally I think most of us need time daily to destress, to calm our bodies and mind, to breath deeply and to let the body slow down. Mindfulness and meditation have been recommended for years for many mental health conditions and now this is coming into physical health too. Why? When our bodies are under stress one way this can be shown is through sickness. Our gut and brain are linked closely by the gut-brain axis via the nervous system. So if our brain is on overdrive and highly stressed it can definitely affect gut conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are struggling with your physical or mental health then why not try Pilates as a way to help. Here is a beginners video that may be helpful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"738\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O1YzTAQotZ0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know those days you are buzzing with adrenaline, you are whizzing around like a busy bee, getting physical stuff &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1610],"tags":[1367,1614,1613,1615,1618,252,287,1616,1617,1611,1541,153,118,1488,1612],"class_list":["post-2904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-benefits-of-pilates","tag-benefits-of-pilates","tag-how-pilates-calms-you","tag-parasympathetic-nervous-system-and-pilates","tag-pilates-and-nervous-system","tag-pilates-beginners-video","tag-pilates-bitterne","tag-pilates-bitterne-park","tag-pilates-classes-southampton","tag-pilates-for-beginners","tag-pilates-for-healing","tag-pilates-for-health","tag-pilates-southampton","tag-pilates-with-priya","tag-reformer-pilates","tag-rest-and-digest"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/neuron-296581_640.png?fit=640%2C320&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3FIsx-KQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3048,"url":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=3048","url_meta":{"origin":2904,"position":0},"title":"Pilates: you&#8217;re worth it.","author":"Priya Tew","date":"25 February, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm noticing more people are now being told to do Pilates by health professionals. 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