When people who have stiff muscles sit for long periods, cortisol levels increase, as muscles need to work constantly to keep them in position. Sustained high

When people who have stiff muscles sit for long periods, cortisol levels increase, as muscles need to work constantly to keep them in position. Sustained high cortisol levels has a lot of negative impacts on health. But if flexibility and good circulation are restored to these muscles and the sheaths around them, the muscles can easily handle keeping a person upright and cortisol levels are normal.