There are things you can do to help prevent burnout, Paskin says.<\/p>\n
“It’s that desire to step out of the commercial world, step out of all those sorts of bits of life, step back from phone use.” <\/p>\n
She suggests that getting breathing space from stress can restore energy, which is something Nielsen is doing.<\/p>\n
She is back to training and says rest is her top priority.<\/p>\n
“We are a society that pride ourselves on continuing to work hard and going higher and pushing higher,” Nielsen says.<\/p>\n
“Rest is not laziness. It’s a necessity.”<\/p>\n
The professional athlete says that she now has more balance as a result.<\/p>\n
“Instead of being solely focused on athletics, I’m making sure that I’m nourishing some things away from the track,” she adds.<\/p>\n
Salmon agrees, saying she now limits how much she books in.<\/p>\n
“You’re definitely not alone and it definitely does get better,” she says.<\/p>\n
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