You might feel winded walking up the stairs or bending over. It usually starts with a decrease in performance that you might notice throughout your day outside of running. A little cortisol is good, but too much can cause a cascade of physiological and psychological issues.
During exercise, cortisol helps regulate glucose concentration in the blood which allows the body to burn energy efficiently. Systemic stress happens because running causes the adrenal glands to release cortisol, a stress hormone. But, if you step onto the wrong side of that delicate balance those smaller breakdowns can turn into much larger overuse injuries. We want a little bit of breakdown in training – that’s how our bones and muscles build back stronger. Musculoskeletal stress is the breakdown of muscles, tendons and bones that happens when you run. There are two main types of stress, musculoskeletal and systemic.
#Training stress balance forecasting how to#
Here’s how to adapt and approach your training to manage and distribute stress in a sustainable way for better long term physical and mental health. It’s important to consider life stress in the context of training if you want to reach your potential and avoid burnout and injury.īut, to advance in training we necessarily need a little bit of stress. It can’t really differentiate between a tough tempo or a rough day at the office. The fact is that the body doesn’t know miles, it knows stress. We’ve heard it so often that it’s almost an inside joke among coaches. “I was feeling really stressed today, so I ran hard.”
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