Teemu Arina interviews Exercise Physiologist Tiina Hoffman from Firstbeat about measuring stress and goes through his own data. What can we learn from the heart? [powerpress] Below are some highlights from the podcast. Normal person can suffer from overtrainning just because of chronic stress. Work can easily carry to your free time. The most common causes of sick leaves in Finland: chronic fatigue, flu and backpain. It’s important to remember, that even with proper sitting ergonomics, you can risk back pain if you don’t exercise. Stress is OK and and normal, unless it’s chronic. Untreated chronic stress can easily lead to physical problems. We often schedule exercise. Why we don’t schedule recovery the same way? Tiina Hoffman used to be the head coach of UAA (University of Alaska, Anchorage) Nordic SKi Team. There are parallels between athletes and normal people. We all need ample time for recovery, or we risk overtrainning. Firstbeat has 150 000 days of stress and recovery data from it’s customers. Some trends that have emerged: Saturdays are the most stressful days for Finns. Christmas is the most stressful time of the year. People are really charged up right after summer. Stress can be positive (sometimes called eustress). Stress is a part …