An awful lot of us walk around feeling tense all the time. Not in the psychic sense (although that is true, too, but beyond the scope of my practice to address), but in the physical, my-muscles-don’t-move kind of way. In doing my homework on flexibility and stretching, I learned that there are some not-so-obvious potential causes of that tension.
Of course, we have the usual suspects: mental and physical stress and physical deconditioning. Most of us need to address those as actual or potential problems all the time.
But sleep deficiency can cause excessive muscle tension. Maybe we need to rest more!
Another pair of interesting factors: dehydration and poor nutrition. Drinking enough water and eating healthy snacks can improve how tense our muscles feel! How cool is that?
We all know that feeling of tension we have when we’ve worked out too hard and everything in our bodies declares that we are never moving again, ever. However, when we don’t move, our bodies also don’t like it and our muscles get tense. We have to find the sweet spot.
Go play.
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