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High-level athletes are often admired and known for their strength, discipline, adaptability, and resilience. But behind the podiums, competitions, full training schedules, many athletes face significant and isolating mental health challenges. There is constant pressure to perform, fear of injury, a fine line between improving and burning out, identity struggles outside of sport, and the constant pursuit for excellence; this can all take a toll on even the most dedicated and

To the go-getter, high-achieving, still very human performers out there, here's some simple math that might help you change the way you look at rest. The 42 percent rule is a theory that for high-performers sustaining balance and optimal levels of energy, focus, and production, 42% of your time is meant to be at rest. When you don't get this, the risk for burnout sky-rockets. This is a large chunk of time, however you look at it. That's ten hours a day, seventy hours a week,