STRESS MANAGEMENT
HOW TO MANAGE STRESS
UNDERSTAND WHAT STRESS IS
DECIDE WHICH STRESSES ARE GOING TO BENEFIT PERFORMANCE
LIMIT STRESSES THAT AREN'T BENEFICIAL TO PERFORMANCE
MAKE SURE SLEEP & NUTRITION ARE IN CHECK
LEARN HOW TO CONTROL YOUR BREATH
HAVE A PRIORITY LIST
MAKES DECISION MAKING EASIER
PRACTICE SOME TYPE OF MINDFUL STATE
POSITIVE IMPACT ON BODY
STRESS IS OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD BY ATHLETES. WHEN I SAY STRESS PEOPLE THINK BEING OVERWHELMED. STRESS IS MORE COMPLEX THAN THAT. WHEN THE BODY GETS HOT/COLD, THAT'S STRESS. WHEN YOU MAKE A DECISION, THAT'S STRESS. WORKING OUT IS STRESS. SCROLLING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA IS STRESS. THAT BEING SAID, STRESS IS ABOUT PERCEPTION. MENTAL STRESS IS VERY INDIVIDUALIZED. ONCE YOU ARE ABLE TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THAT, RECOVERY BECOMES AN EASIER CONCEPT TO UNDERSTAND.
2 KEY PARTS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
#1 SYMPATHETIC ( FIGHT OR FLIGHT AKA STRESS )
#2 PARASYMPATHETIC ( RECOVERY & RELAX )
