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Focus – 4
In the last blog we looked at the idea of being fully immersed in a task, or in a state of flow, and what we can do to create conditions that make it more likely for us to experience this enjoyable state. Another version of this could be seen in the state of “play”...
Focus – 3
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...
Focus – 2
The last blog post showed you that when taking up a new sport, or wanting to improve your performance in your chosen sport, or wanting to avoid injury, focusing on something outside of your body can be helpful. As suggested previously, this is also true when simply...
Focus – 1
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 year...
Strong stuff – 7
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...
Strong stuff – 6
In the past few blog posts, we looked at the benefits of strength training for quite a few areas of life that you might not have automatically thought of when lifting around some heavier bags or hitting the weights room at the gym. One of these areas was managing...
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