A Bungee Jump from a Personal Trainers view
What happens to the body and what makes you feel this way?
Why does it feel like the heart is beating 500 times faster than usual? Why is the breathing heavier? Why do palms get sweaty? Where does the shaking come from before the jump? These are all symptoms of our bodies " Flight or Fight" system, otherwise known as our bodies response to stress. Our brains are conditioned to recognize threats and responds by sending a signal via our sympathetic nervous system to our adrenal glands, located above our kidney's. The " fear centre" in the brain amygdala lights up. it sends a message to our brains " secretary" or hypothalamus which responds by directing our pituitary glands to release ACTH. Almost instantly our adrenal glands will release neurotransmitters that will result in the secretion of the stress hormones, cortisol and adrenaline. The results includes, constricted blood vessels, dilated air passages, accelerated heart and inhibition of our digestive system and other " non- essential" bodily functions.
Tho summarize, it's our body's way of redirecting its resources to our vital organs.
Since not all of us are crazy enough to jump from a bridge, there are many other activities that can elicit our fight and flight response. Think about the time you had an important interview, had a performance on stage or played an important game. Your body automatically perceives the environmental stress and creates that familiar anxious state we all have experienced from time to time. In fact our sympathetic nervous system response facilitates our survival. Our body releases adrenaline in potentially dangerous situations. Within seconds we gain a physical boost and we temporarily become HARDER< BETTER< FASTER< STRONGER.
Our ability to sense pain diminishes and we become better equipped to take action.That euphoric, superhuman and indestructible feeling after jumping is really just all the adrenaline pumping through the bloodstream.
Our ability to sense pain diminishes and we become better equipped to take action.That euphoric, superhuman and indestructible feeling after jumping is really just all the adrenaline pumping through the bloodstream.
A adrenaline rush lasts almost a full 24 hours. The whole body feels alert like you could conquer the world.
What’s next? SKYDIVING
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