Cortisol and exhaustion. The athlete’s immune system

Why do athletes get exhaustion? Exhaustion is explained if the number of fights per year is too high or if athletes have a lot of stressful training. Mostly, when it comes to cortisol, everyone thinks of it as a stress hormone. Well, yes… Simple, clearer. Cortisol is stress. There is something in that, of course. But…
Cortisol is primarily an activator and catalyst of hormones designed to help us save ourselves, real hormones that can prepare the body for battle. Cortisol is an extremely fast and unstable hormone.
USING THE EXAMPLE OF A BOXING FIGHT:
1. Cortisol acts during the shaking of the gloves, mainly activating the hormonal system.
2. The whole round is powered by adrenaline.
3. When the athlete sits down on a stool to rest, the adrenaline recedes, blood pressure drops, and fatigue sets in. To prevent the pressure from falling below the required level, a second, now slow wave of genetic effects of CORTISOL…. and then adrenaline again comes into play.That’s the carousel. Cortisol is a regulator, catalyst, and activator). Cortisol is also an activator of the immune system due to its effect on the hormonal system (on the thymus glands).
Don’t exhaust your adrenal glands with constant anxiety, and you’ll have a drop in immunity. Include breathing meditation practices in your agenda.