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How Music Can Help Athletes Recover from Sports Injuries

AASP

<p>When athletes experience a sport-related injury, there is usually a predictable process they will experience during rehabilitation. Once this stage of recovery is complete, the athlete is then considered healthy enough to return to their sport. Let us dive into the neuroscience of sport injuries.</p>

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10 Benefits of Cold Water Swimming

The Sporting

The Many Benefits of Cold Water Swimming Cold water swimming has recently gained popularity as a form of therapy and exercise. In this article, we'll explore the advantages of taking a dip in cold water, from boosting your immune system and improving your mental health to allowing individuals to join a community of adventure seekers.

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The Connection Between Athletic Identity and the Yips

AASP

As an athlete, you spend an incredible amount of time preparing both your body and mind for the challenges of sport competition. Recently, athletes have spoke out about negative experiences associated with sports and the limited resources available to help navigate these problems. 1997, Arvinen-Barrow & Walker, 2013).

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How to Annihilate Your Athletic Performance Anxiety Using Hypnosis

The Sporting

Step 1: Going in Find a comfortable, quiet place where you can do this exercise undisturbed by anyone or distracted by noises. One helpful tip is to practice deep breathing techniques, which can help calm your nervous system and promote relaxation leading up to your event. So let's get started on this journey together!

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Electrolytes: Essential Functions for Optimal Health

Designs for Health

Sweat, particularly during physical exercise and exposure to hot weather, is the largest source of electrolyte and water loss. Water alone cannot replenish the electrolytes lost due to dehydration, and electrolyte concentration in body fluids affects the cardiovascular, endocrine, and central and autonomic nervous systems.

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How To Practice Visualization Meditation With Students

PLT4M

Visualization is so powerful because our body, brain, and nervous system don’t know the difference between real life and our imagination. Therefore, if we can practice visualization meditation, then we have primed our body, brain, and nervous system to be ready for the real thing when it happens.

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Reasons Movement Teaches Kids to Think and Learn Differently

Skillastics

Exercise was proven to: Increase the number of neurotransmitters in the brain. Decades ago, science believed that neurons were only generated at birth, but we now know that physical activity can create new neurons through neurogenesis as we exercise. Movement and physical activity truly helps kids think and learn differently.