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🧠Stress Isn’t the Enemy—Poor Recovery Is
March 24, 2025
Why Stress Deserves a Spot in Your Recovery Plan
Stress isn’t just a feeling—it’s a physiological force that can help or hurt recovery. At KIME, we treat stress like we treat movement: it’s a variable that must be measured, managed, and respected.
In this episode 29 of KIMEcast, Tony Mikla, DPT, and Russ Dunning, MPT, break down how understanding your stress response can be the difference between feeling stuck and moving forward.
đź’Ą Acute vs. Chronic Stress: Know the Difference
Acute stress (like lifting, competition, or a tough day) can be productive.
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Chronic stress (like poor sleep, pressure, or unresolved emotional stress) lingers.
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“It’s not that stress is bad. It’s that stress without recovery becomes toxic.”
— KIMEcast Ep. 29Â
At KIME, we teach clients to identify their stress type and create space for recovery cycles—just like training loads.
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đź“– What the Science Says
We often reference Robert Sapolsky’s Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers. Zebras face danger, escape, and return to homeostasis. Humans? We anticipate, relive, and stay activated—leading to cortisol overload, inflammation, and poor healing.
How We Coach Stress Resilience at KIME
Our approach blends physical and neurological coaching. Here’s what we look at:
Breathing patterns
Sleep quality
Workload balance
Daily recovery tools like walk breaks, breathwork, or guided downregulation
You won’t find these in a standard PT session—but they’re foundational to recovery.
âś… Takeaway
Stress isn’t the villain. Unmanaged stress is.
At KIME, we don’t just ask where it hurts—we ask what’s driving the delay in healing.
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