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STRESS LESS

Stress management is key for college athletes. This is important for many reasons; it improves your overall health, allows you to be more productive, improves your mood, improves overall efficacy and allows athletes to train better. Taking steps to properly manage stress makes your chaotic lifestyle easier to handle because you stay ahead of the stress and don’t let it bring you down.

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Stress Management Ideas

  • Get Adequate Sleep​​

    • Sleep is a powerful tool for stress reduction. Having a regular sleep schedule   reenergizes the body, improves concentration, enhances judgement and decision making.

  • Eat Right

    • ​When you provide your body with good nutrients, it leads to so many overall health benefits that in turn help with the reduction of stress.

  • Exercise

    • Exercise results in an increased production of endorphins - the bodies natural high. ​These "feel good" endorphins send blissful signals to your brain. Exercise is also known to improve sleep patterns which, as you just learned, is another effective method to reduce stress.

  • Support System

    • Surrounding yourself with people who deeply care about your well-being and success is important.

  • Time Management

    • Stress management and time management go hand in hand. Planning out your days and organizing time to do certain things really helps to decrease stress. I personally write all my due dates, work schedule, exercise/training schedule, and things to remember in a planner so I know what to expect day to day.

  • Have Fun

    • Simple enough, right? Simple laughter produces the same happy endorphins you get from exercise. Take a break every once in a while, laugh a little and just have fun.​

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References

Gayles, J. G., & Baker, A. R. (2015). Opportunities and Challenges for First-Year Student-Athletes Transitioning From High School to College. New Directions for Student Leadership, 2015(147), 43–51. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20142

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Lu, Frank Jing-Horng, et al. “Assessing College Student-Athletes’ Life Stress: Initial Measurement Development and Validation.” Measurement in Physical Education & Exercise Science, vol. 16, no. 4, Oct. 2012, pp. 254–267. EBSCOhost,

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