Last year, I found myself dragging through my days like I was moving through molasses. Four cups of coffee barely made a dent, and by 3 PM, I'd be fighting to keep my eyes open during meetings. I blamed it on everything - stress from deadlines, maybe not sleeping well enough, or just getting older. But when my doctor ran some routine blood work and mentioned my magnesium levels were surprisingly low, I had one of those lightbulb moments.
Anyone traveling to outer space should be aware of the risks. Currently, staying alive means staying cocooned inside the spacecraft, spacesuit, or settlement. While planetary-scale engineering or genetic engineering may yet happen, Earth-like environments that are habitable for humans are a long way from either. Scientists investigate psychological responses to long-term experiences of lack of natural light, spatial confinement, ambient noise, living and working with the same small group of people, and mental adjustments to the physical and cognitive changes induced by spaceflight.
"The first half we played much better than the second," Flick said. "We conceded too much because we were tired. The truth is that PSG are a great team, they have very young and very fast players and they played a fantastic game. "We didn't play at our best level and against an opponent like that when it's necessary. They deserved the victory."
Every year we say 'It's the hardest Tour ever', the hardest thing we've ever done, it's all so crazy, but honestly, I know that this year was something on another level.
The spring transition appears to be a perfect storm of fatigue, impaired alertness, and risky driving conditions, with a 6% spike in fatal crashes.
When you're in the midst of a three-week tour, you feel the fatigue. Your legs are heavy, there are permanent bags under your eyes.
