- Hormones released during stress boost performance on cognitive tasks and memory
- The narrowing of perspective we get from flight or flight responses keeps us alert and improves processing speed
- Stress can fuel the underlying biological processes implicated in physical recovery and immunity. Research at Stanford has indicated that stress before knee surgery actually helped patients heal significantly faster.
- Stress and adversity can, in some cases, foster mental toughness, deepen social bonds with others, strengthen life priorities and build a sense of purpose and meaning… post traumatic growth
A Mental game to Health and Fitness 