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ACSM Research Presentation – Yoga Improves Concentration, Motivation

June 15, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments anxiety, coach, coaching, competition, counseling, cycling, exercise-psychology, health-psychology, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, multisport, peak-performance, performance, racing, running, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, track-&-field, triathlon, XC

There are benefits from yoga that go beyond strength and flexibility. Practicing yoga can lessen anxiety, heighten concentration and improve

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Book Review: Magical Running by Bobby McGee

June 12, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 1 Comment book-review, coach, coaching, competition, counseling, cross-country, exercise-psychology, health-psychology, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, peak-performance, performance, racing, running, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, track-&-field, XC

Gary’s Fitness Blog reviewed Bobby McGee’s book, Magical Running: A Unique Path to Running Fulfillment. Gary found it useful, as

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The Use of Imagery

June 10, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments coach, coaching, competing, competition, concentration, controlling-distractions, counseling, cross-country, cycling, exercise-psychology, health-psychology, imagery, marathon, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, moods, peak-performance, performance, pre-competition-routine, racing, running, simulation, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, swimming, track-&-field, triathlon

Here’s a lesson on the use of imagery from the Psychology News Blog. It’s a quick read.

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mannix tyrannicus

June 10, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments anxiety, coach, coaching, competition, counseling, cross-country, exercise-psychology, health-psychology, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, peak-performance, performance, running, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, track-&-field

A quote from the latest article by Bob Woodiwiss, appearing in CityBeat. He writes well and this is definitely a