10/18/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/18/2024 01:32
The workload, fast pace and pressures of our professional lives can require performance levels similar to those of a competitive athlete.
While challenges can be stimulating and motivating, as time goes on they can also lead to the risk of exhaustion.
The strategy of an elite sportsperson can show us how to best manage high-level pressures on our body and our mind. Athletes manage their training rhythm and maintain their efforts throughout the year in cycles of three phases, organising each cycle around a competition:
In the workplace, our challenge is to develop work endurance and maintain our energy levels over the long term. Just like an athlete, we need to manage our rhythm and efforts to prepare for our own "competitions" - the periods of the year with the greatest workload.
What preparations do we need to manage stress during times of pressure?
After an intense and heavy workload, what can we do to relieve the pressure and actively recover?