by powerx2 | Jul 27, 2024 | mental health, physical activity, plasticity, self-efficacy
In the last blog I mentioned that including some tempo in your physical activities, whatever that might be – walking, running, biking, swimming, lifting weights at the gym or something entirely different – can positively affect your ability to structure...
by powerx2 | Jul 13, 2024 | mental health, physical activity, plasticity, self-efficacy
Welcome back to the powerbyte blog. July already – it seems like the first half of the year has gone by very quickly. And ‘going quickly’ is what I want to focus on for the next few weeks. That is, we look at the benefit of adding tempo to your physical and...
by powerx2 | Jun 29, 2024 | goal setting, mental health, physical activity, plasticity, self-efficacy
Having followed along with the last few posts, you will have learned about the benefit of focusing on your skills rather than weaknesses. You may also have been reminded about the power that lies in focusing on what you want to be able to do in the future and about...
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 | 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...
