Fight or flight? “Stress Less” class will find its inner zebra

Posted by KCAW Staff | Aug 13, 2015

When threatened, zebras’ fight-or-flight response kicks in quickly — and kicks off just as quickly. (Flickr photo/.imelda)

Stress in humans is similar to the fight-or-flight response in animals, like zebras. But, unlike zebras, we don’t let it go. Doug Osborne, director of health promotion at Sitka Community Hospital, will be leading a 21-day “Stress Less” Challenge (4 Monday nights, beginning August 17) at the Hames Center, to help students understand stress and learn to reduce it. To learn more about the class, visit the Hames Center online.