The Biological Budget: Managing Stress for Elite Performance

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Explore The Biological Budget and the performance paradox. Learn how elite athletes and medical students manage nervous system stress to prevent burnout and anxiety.

The Biological Budget: Managing Stress for Elite Performance

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Create a lesson about Stress Physiology / Burnout Prevention Especially for high-achieving students in STEM and medicine. Understanding cortisol, recovery, sleep, and nervous system regulation would help your performance and health. (I’m also an athlete trying to get to worlds for powerlifting so I am a student athlete as well)

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