My article was on the links between relaxation and doing your best. It suggested that if you are relaxed while doing activities such as running or swimming you are more likely to perform your best. “It’s the paradox of athletics,” said Rick DeMont. It says that tension is inefficient and can slow you down. Although relaxation goes against most athletes’ instinct and is difficult to teach; athletes who are able to achieve this state say that they greatly benefit from it and are able to achieve their goals in their activities. For instance, experts say Michael Phelps is a prime example of someone who is able to relax and get into a rhythm under immense pressure; and if you ever watched the Beijing Olympics you clearly saw how well this worked for him.
I think this is an interesting link that would be fun to test out in whichever sports you participate in. To me when thinking of ways to improve and do my best, relaxation isn’t exactly what comes to mind but it seems like a relatively undemanding way to improve ones skills. And hey what’s to lose besides being tense and nervous?
Article link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/health/nutrition/02best.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogin
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
It is funny how relaxation being connected to success seems really obvious yet not many people think of relaxing to help get them ahead. Normally when i think of relaxing i think of slowing down when in turn it will actually help me do things better.
Post a Comment