{"id":16121,"date":"2019-05-21T18:12:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T07:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beyourpotential.com.au\/?p=16121"},"modified":"2022-07-10T19:44:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T08:44:10","slug":"what-is-your-level-of-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyourpotential.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/05\/21\/what-is-your-level-of-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress vs Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stress isn’t all bad!!<\/h2>\n

In psychology, stress is a reaction to a real or perceived threat. This functions to motivate us into action and to keep us alive and functioning. There are a number of physiological responses that take place in the body when this occurs. All of these responses are to stimulate the body and the mind to function at its peak.<\/p>\n

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When the stress is within our coping abilities we call this Eustress.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is in this state that we feel motivated and focused to achieve our desired or required outcome.<\/p>\n

It is when the Stress is overwhelming, out side of our coping abilities or long standing we call this distress.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our body is not equipped to deal with stress for a long period of time. Neither is it equipped to deal with a large amount of stress. When we do, we begin to experience the detrimental effects of stress on our health and our performance.<\/p>\n

Stress is more than just psychological.<\/h5>\n

In Kinesiology, stress is our body’s reaction to a stimulus. It could be a physical stimulus, a mental or emotional stimulus, something external , or maybe something that has entered our system (food or germs). All of these things change the balance of our system and our body is then activated to bring it back to homeostasis.<\/p>\n

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If our body has the tools it needs to function appropriately, it will be able to cope with these stimuli and bring the entire system back to homeostasis. Ultimately keeping us alive.<\/p>\n

If the body does not have the tools it needs to function, or the stimulus is outside of its current coping abilities, it will not be able to correct the imbalance itself. With an ongoing imblance in our system, other aspects of our wellness are likely to be effected and eventually things like fatigue, exhaustion, illness and breakdown occur.<\/p>\n

What can you do to reduce your stress loading?<\/h4>\n