Background Research focused on factors related to injury prevention and performance specific to females is essential to support athletes and athletic staff; however, there is limited research ...

Burnout will become widespread in 2026. About 83% of workers globally report struggling with burnout, similar to 82% in 2025.

What is cortisol, and how is it related to stress? Cortisol is often called the "stress hormone" and is released by the adrenal glands -- part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, a bodily ...

After reading the title of this post, some readers may be asking “Stress can be positive? How could anxiety ever be ‘optimal?'" Modern society has trained us to think that we should rarely, if ever, ...

This is part two of our four-part series of stories exploring stress, the nuances that come with the psychological and physiological response and its relationship with running. Read part three here.

Too much stress can feel exhausting. Not only does it leave you mentally drained, but it can also physically tax your body. This is why many of us turn to running as a way to cope with day-to-day ...

Cortisol is a hormone that naturally occurs in your body, but can cortisol supplements really reduce stress? We asked experts to find out. Joshua Cox-Steib is a sociologist and freelance writer. He ...

Cortisol was discovered in the mid-20th century, but in the last year or so, this naturally occurring hormone has entered the limelight of social media. You can find videos on TikTok discussing ...