I was recently invited to give a TEDx talk on resiliency and it is now available online. It was an incredible experience put on by a talented group at Gustavus Adolphus College and I'm honored to have been a part of it!

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Over the last few weeks, several people have asked me why their workouts aren’t working for them. They tell me they eat well, exercise regularly, but nothing seems to be happening or changing. When I ask them how hard they’re exercising, they’ve all given me similar blank...

By Ashley Lemke

Stress is an inevitable part of being alive. Your job, relationships, and responsibilities will only continue to demand more of you as time goes on, and you need to be prepared. Stress is not going to go away anytime soon, and the only logical solution is to build your resilience...

When we're exposed to a stressful event the fight-or-flight response is immediately activated. In response, stress hormones such as cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline come pouring out. They stimulate the release of glucose, fats and proteins into the blood stream to provide the body...

The key to restoring balance and building resiliency after the stress response has been stimulated is to fight or flee—or more realistically in today’s environment, to "Play It Out" with a short burst of vigorous physical activity. Play It Out uses up the stress hormones and releases...