by powerx2 | Jun 15, 2024 | goal setting, mental health, physical activity, plasticity, positive psychology, self-efficacy
As part of the last blog we looked at simple strategies to direct your attention to your strengths, to what is possible and the positive things in your life. Taking stock of your life, thinking about the past, thinking about the present and your future was one of the...
by powerx2 | Jun 1, 2024 | mental health, plasticity, positive psychology, self-efficacy
So far we have taken a relatively narrow view of the benefit of directing our focus on movement and performance. For the next two blogs, I would like to expand on that and look at (re-) focusing strategies with a wider lens – that of a particular life situation...
by powerx2 | May 18, 2024 | goal setting, mental health, mental imagery, physical activity, plasticity, self-efficacy
So far we have looked at how to improve movement by focusing on external cues and/or the feeling of the movement itself. We have looked at what a good cue might look like. We saw what happens when there is extreme focus on our movement to the point where we get lost...
by powerx2 | Apr 20, 2024 | mental health, physical activity, self-efficacy
So far we have seen that it is best to not overthink it when wanting to improve a specific movement for sport or everyday life. Instead we might rehearse a mantra such as ‘tall and strong’ in an effort to improve our balance. This works by directing our focus on the...
by powerx2 | Mar 23, 2024 | mental health, physical activity, self-efficacy
Nearly April already! It feels like the start of the year has flown by. I am not sure about you, but I feel like I always benefit from resetting my focus every couple of months. Time goes by and we are busy – without taking stock, reflecting and re-focusing, a...
by powerx2 | Mar 9, 2024 | mental health, physical activity, resistance training, self-efficacy
Last time we looked at how different types of exercise can affect how stressed we feel by teaching us to breathe in a specific manner. Another mechanism through which movement can affect stress and anxiety is the serial tensing and relaxing of muscles necessary for...
