141| Insights: The Early Signs of Burnout aka the ‘Mystery Sickness’

Have you ever experienced being fatigued and weak but could not understand why? In this week’s Insights episodes, I talked about the early signs of burnout aka the ‘mystery sickness’ and how to recover and turn it around. Visit https://www.bodyshotperformance.com/topic/podcasts/ for the complete show notes of every podcast episode. Topics Discussed in this Episode: The early signs of burnout that your body sends How to recover from the symptoms of burnout Key Takeaways: What happened was, Monday morning, I woke up and felt very fatigued and my limbs were heavy. I had a slight aversion to light, a slight headache, and real apathy. I did not want to get out of bed, felt I was pressed down into the mattress. I had no appetite and spent the rest of the day in bed. It was a very, very odd feeling and it lasted for about three days. On the fourth day, I went out. I had to sit down a lot. I was really weak and very low in energy. That was the first time it happened. I could not understand what was going on. In hindsight, it was because I was doing a lot. I just looked at my schedule and thought, ‘What am I going to take out from this and do less of?’, because it was very clear that I had been doing too much All of that requires discipline. It requires acceptance that we are not supermen/superwomen. That is not relatable and not sustainable. I started to train more intelligently and work intelligently as well, delegate when I could, outsource when I could. Action Steps: Do less but with more intention. Remove distractions. Outsource and learn to delegate to have more focus on the things you need to do by yourself. Leanne said: “If you are experiencing any of those types of symptoms, please take note. Take a step back. Reevaluate what you are doing, and put the brakes on, because it is actually vital if you do so.” Links to things mentioned in the show: Rise and Shine: Recovery from Burnout and Get Back to Your Best The DNA Test for Optimal Diet and Fitness More from Leanne Spencer: Bodyshot Performance Bodyshot Performance Limited Facebook page Remove the Guesswork BOOK by Leanne SpencerLeanne’s Email