In the grand scheme of things, the psychology of sports performance is fairly new. Early roots can be tracked to 1898. Norman Triplett was studying competitive and solo cyclists. He found that those competing had better times compared to the soloists. Edward W. Scripture was a psychologist at Yale ...

Goal setting is a popular psychological technique used to enhance performance and success, increase motivation, and to monitor progress. It can be applied to all aspects of life including professional, sporting, and personal settings. S.M.A.R.T.E.R is an anagram for the framework of goal setting to ...

We all need something uplifting these days. With our usual round of entertainment perhaps not yet fully available to us, many are turning to new hobbies (or reviving old ones). Why not learn to create amazing experiences through the art of cooking? Preparing a dish is not just beneficial for better ...

The lockdown has taken its toll on everyone and we may not be fully in the clear yet. Meantime it seems people have taken up baking to pass the time. Baking can be therapeutic, and some say it can even relieve stress. I think cake can fix everything, a cup of tea and a slice of cake will always ...

Parents are divided when it comes to team sports. While some see it as a beneficial, in some cases, essential part of childhood, others literally see it as a form of parental abuse. While it's true that some parents push their favourite sports on their children to vicariously live through them, ...

For some, a bodybuilding contest is a far off goal, but in my final year of university, I decided to step on the stage and take part in an amateur student physique contest. Following an intensive training regime and a strict 12-week dieting process, I had learned some valuable lessons about my ...

Anxiety is defined as a feeling of nervousness or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. Whilst within a sporting setting it’s known as ‘choking’ and refers to a decrease in athletic performance due to too much perceived stress. Everyone experiences anxiety, but why do some, such as ...

There are lots of different home workout apps out there, but to the vexation of users, you almost always have to pay. Even if there’s no charge when you first download the app, there are often hidden costs when you try to actually access the workouts, or lots of distracting adverts, or it’s only ...

Health experts generally agree that exercise is medicine. In fact, exercising (running, to be precise) for about 30 minutes at least five times per week is far more beneficial to your health than taking any prescription pills. In 2017 alone close to 60 million people in the United States ...

Doing sit-ups (also referred to as curl ups) has many health benefits and extends much further than helping you maintain a flat stomach and keeping you slender. Sit-ups are regularly confused with crunches and consequently it’s not uncommon for the terms 'crunches' and 'sit-ups' to be used almost ...