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16 Aug 2019

Compression Gear: Myths, Facts, Benefits and Everything in Between

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Compression Gear: Myths, Facts, Benefits and Everything in Between

There is no magic bullet for athletic success. If you want to reach your maximum performance, you have to put in the time and effort. Then again, if you are reaching for the stars, the process will be grueling and you will unavoidably discover the limits of your capabilities.  However, there is such a thing as pointless suffering in the world of muscle-building and certain quality of life changes can smooth out a few bumps on the road. Among such tweaks and tricks, compression garments, such as compression calf sleeves, hold a well-deserved place in the echelon of helpful […]

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11 Jun 2019

Taking It Easy: How Rest Days Could Be Promoting A Better Workout Regime

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Achieve Better Sleep By Incorporating Rest When you over train, you could be doing more damage to your sleep pattern and habits than other factors. Constant exercise can leave you feeling restless, which is one of the top factors affecting you getting a good night’s rest whether you are traveling or even at home. Therefore, achieving the right balance between training and rest is crucial, since exercise has also been shown to promote good sleep and reset your body’s sleep cycle. So, while those who are regular exercisers have better quality of sleep, too intense of a workout regime can also aggravate […]

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25 May 2019

The Mental Benefits of Martial Arts

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It is no secret that athletics helps us build not only the body but also the mind. And even though mental health very often is not the goal of practicing martial arts, sports psychology has established a positive link between physical and mental well-being, or mental toughness, if you will. But how exactly would martial arts make you mentally tough? Martial arts build confidence The first benefit of martial arts for your mental toughness is that they help with building confidence. Martial arts can provide you with a massive mental boost thanks to the skills acquired and the ability […]

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25 Feb 2019

How to Use Mindfulness Meditation to Get in the Zone

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Athletes often talk about “being in the zone” after some of their best performances. They usually describe the experience using similar language. They’ll talk about how they felt invincible, or how the rest of the world seemed to fade away. Although many athletes have experienced being in the zone and know how to describe it, most of them say that they can’t predict it. They don’t know how to get in the zone, and they don’t know when it’ll happen. As a result, the zone, as an elusive state which leads to enhanced sports performance, has piqued an interest […]

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27 Aug 2018

Mental Tips To Help You Ace Your Next Exam

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Tips To Psych Up And Ace Your Next Athletic Training Exam Your palms get sweaty, your heart races, and your mind goes blank – you know exactly how it feels to take an exam. Most people live their entire life being told that college determines the rest of their life. No big deal, right? Well, the pressure of doing well in school can play with our minds. About 20 percent of students have test anxiety and another 18 percent have moderately-high test anxiety. This stress hits as soon as you receive the test and can cause you to underperform or completely bomb […]

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24 Jan 2018

6 Clever Ways to Win a Golf Match

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6 Clever Ways to Win a Golf Match

As enjoyable as the sport of golf is, winning at it is even more enjoyable. Of course you will require some level of skill to do so, but sometimes small changes to your game and mentality can make a huge difference. Here are some tips and tricks that can help you win a golf match: Gain magnitude at the start Gaining magnitude at the start can be very effective and can help you win the game. Try to cover more yards with fewer hits at the beginning of the game. For this purpose, you can use the strength of […]

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19 Oct 2017

Meditation Has Power In Sports

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Meditation Has Power In Sports

We have written before here about the power of visualization for athletes, and that’s certainly a form of meditation. You could think of it in vague terms, as simply forming a goal in your mind’s eye and thinking of it now and then. But true visualization means the ability to block out everything else and focus solely on a goal or purpose until you can see yourself achieving it. It’s actually a fairly complex mental maneuver, and when done successfully it can greatly benefit athletes. In this piece we’ll look a little more broadly at the idea of meditation […]

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20 Mar 2017

For the Love of Kids

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The purpose of the following article is to express my beliefs related to the importance and value of promoting the development of positive self-esteem in children at home, in schools, through sports and in every walk of life. I will attempt to show the significance of positive coaching and parenting in developing happy, confident, successful and fulfilled individuals who are capable of reaching higher levels of human potential. I recently published the book, “Hockey, Kids & Positive Coaching”, an inspiring story about a young boy whose love for the game of hockey is affected by the pressures placed on […]

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23 Oct 2014

Focusing Through Environmental Stressors: Part Two

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Part two: You Are What You Think Have you ever heard the saying: “You are what you say you are?” This is the idea that you become what you believe by attracting what you think? For a more clinical explanation search: “Self-fulfilling prophecy” and the “Law of Attraction”. Anyway, back to the idea that you are what you think. According to this in order to be successful you must see yourself as successful, need that be believing you will get that promotion, hit that ball out of the park, drive that hole in one, or find your soul mate. […]

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19 Oct 2014

The Playing Zone: Space And Time

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The concept of the playing zone is very simple to grasp, essentially it’s a room inside the mind, but the question is this, what does this room thrive on? Essentially its space and time and the more space and time the zone has, the better it works. The playing zone loves simplicity and it works best with less and this is why focusing on a few key skills and doing them well becomes very important to the process. Don’t get me wrong, one must up skill to become better, though the reason one up skills is that it makes […]

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