How to lower cortisol level?

• Get enough sleep – Let your body recuperate

from the day’s stress and let the body rebuild its
wears and tears. A lack of sleep will put your
body under further stress and thus increasing
cortisol levels.

• Avoid stress – Take up yoga, read a book, take a

break from whatever you are doing. Learn
meditation and breathing techniques to reduce
everyday stress. Take a week or so break from
your exercise routine after 6-8 weeks of regular
training. As your body learns how to relax, the
level of cortisol hormone will fall
correspondingly.

• Do not over train – Over training is a common

issue amongst athletes of all types. This is
especially so in bodybuilding and weight lifting.
You are already damaging your muscles when
you lift weights, don’t let cortisol hormones rob
your muscles of the much needed proteins and
preventing muscle repair and growth.

Once your body and mind is free from stress, your cortisol production will be at a
healthy level and you will once again see your muscles growing, provided that you are
doing other things that are conducive to getting your muscles to grow.