Category: Sport / Fitness Psychology
The Good Therapy Blog
December 23rd, 2011 |
Some would say the winter solstice is a moment of equality, in which there is equal light and equal dark. It is also a moment of reversal. The seasonal significance of the winter solstice is in the reversal of the gradual lengthening of nights and shortening of days. I like metaphors, so to me, winter solstice is about embracing opposites, or seeming opposites like light and dark. Like the yin yang symbol, they are parts that go together, equal parts of a whole. Like phases of the moon, there is a shifting from light to dark and back again. At the moment we embrace opposites, or shifting between... Read More
June 28th, 2011 |
Ultra Emotion-athon
As I practice various mental skills, doing sport psychological experiments, I do my best to practice what I “preach” to clients in pushing toward potential. In the past year I completed 3 ultramarathons and was very excited by the depth into my own being that those races helped me to explore. That excitement led me to write about the experiences in previous blogs. This time I am writing about not doing an ultra event, making the difficult... Read More
May 6th, 2011 |
With all of the technical gadgets available for monitoring information pertaining to running and exercise, one can get very “scientific” about training and performance. But despite the ability to concisely measure what is happening with your body, equipment can malfunction, and sometimes people perform better when not paying attention to the equipment. For these reasons, it can be helpful to your performance to rely on how you feel in your body, in your heart- “heart rate.” This applies to relationships as well. How does your heart rate the relationship?
I practiced using a new heart... Read More
September 27th, 2010 |
A new study from researchers at West Virginia University shows that team sports and athletic activity in general have different impacts on young teens aged 12-14 years. Young teens who had participated in “vigorous activity” reported the same levels of life satisfaction and perceived health as those who were inactive. But the teens who participated in team sports reported drastically higher rates of life satisfaction (five times higher in boys and thirty times higher in girls). Teen depression and substance abuse,... Read More
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August 5th, 2010 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
A growing, though rarely discussed, trend in professional baseball is the use of psychotherapy to address the mental health elements of the game. Recently, the Minneapolis Star Tribune spoke with minor league players whose team is integrating mental health exercises into their regular practice routine. Experts say that with any competitive sport, the psychological stresses on athletes are many. Expectations from fans, teammates and coaches join... Read More
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June 17th, 2010 |
Interested in the prevalence of good-luck rituals enacted by athletes, social psychologist Lysann Damisch of Germany decided to pit superstition against science to see if it made any difference. The conclusion? Yes, in fact, superstitious rituals, whether self-imposed or initiated by others, had consistent and significant positive outcome. The study, which was published recently in Psychological Science, had four different activities: golf tasks, motor dexterity, memory tasks, and anagram puzzles. Golfers given a “lucky golf ball”... Read More
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March 4th, 2010 |
The hard work, diligence, and strength visible in the stances and faces of Olympic athletes at the podium belies a great deal of inner training, in addition to the physical rigors that Olympians enact in order to improve their performance. As the recent Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver fade into memory, some viewers have become curious about the role of sports psychology and how this field helps athletes. Discussions about the field have prompted a greater awareness of the potential benefits of these behind-the-scenes... Read More
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February 28th, 2010 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
Depression affects a significant number of senior citizens, and can become a debilitating problem as desire to socialize and spend time participating in favorite activities or obtain adequate exposure to sunlight may wane. Helping seniors take control of their symptoms through a number of treatments, especially psychotherapy, has been a major goal for health... Read More
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February 26th, 2010 |
Physical activity is often recommended for people with a wide range of psychological concerns, though precise regimens and concerns still leave a great amount of research to be completed in the area. A team form the University of Georgia at Athens has made a positive step forward by recently publishing the results of a study examining the effects of moderate exercise on people experiencing anxiety over a recurring illness. The study found... Read More
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February 24th, 2010 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
As one of the most effective treatments available for symptoms of depression, anxiety, and related concerns, psychotherapy has enjoyed a long history of assisting clients who face considerable personal challenges, but has also remained open to the potential for concurrent activities to aid in recovery. In particular, exercise and physical movement have largely been... Read More
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