physical and emotional effects of chronic stress and excess cortisol. Being under stress day after day, week after week, forces the adrenal glands to work overtime, pumping out the stress hormone cortisol at emergency levels. This produces symptoms including chronic fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, and...
[17] reported that the athlete experienced some bouts of insomnia during contest preparation. With sleep-related data only reported for two athletes, more research is needed to determine the commonality of these experiences. Among the four female athletes included in this review for whom menstrual ...