Stress and Athletic Performance
I’m a stressed mess right now. In addition to life’s normal level of stresses, I’m studying for the CISSP exam (which it is turning out to be much more intense than I anticipated) and I’m I short handed at work (if you are an entry-level developer in the NH Seacoast area contact me!). I’ve been here before though, so the occasional sleepless night and general grumpiness is expected. What’s apparent to me for the first time though is how this is clearly effecting me physically.
I’m a consistent gym-goer. I work out at a local CrossFit gym, which means my workouts are somewhat random. This makes an accurate measure of my performance over time difficult. However, I work out with the same group most mornings and measuring how I do against them is a fair enough measure and it is clear my performance has been declining.
It’s well documented that exercise is a good tool to help manage...