As indoor track begins, it is important for athletes to understand how they can fully optimize their potential. While most indoor track athletes have been putting in months of physical training, many often overlook the importance of mental training. This blog post highlights the most important mental skills and tools that the indoor track athlete can use to optimize their potential.

Tryouts are intense, no doubt. But they’re also an opportunity to test yourself, to grow, and to show the kind of competitor and person you are becoming.

If you walk into the gym with trust in your preparation, a clear sense of who you are, and a focus on what you can control, you’ve already succeeded in the ways that matter most.

Intensity regulation is crucial for athletes. While some athletes perform best when they are relaxed, others must increase their level of arousal. Breathing is a simple, yet essential tool that athletes can utilize to reach their optimal level of arousal and performance.

Navigating the world of mental health professionals, life coaches, and performance coaches can be overwhelming. Understanding the training and expertise of different professionals will help you to make informed decisions.

Athletes face immense pressure to perform at their peak athletic ability and maintain mental resilience. By increasing awareness and fostering a supportive sports culture, we can collectively de-stigmatize mental health concerns encourage help-seeking behaviors among athletes.

EMDR – short for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - is a therapeutic approach that has gained significant traction and recognition for its effectiveness in treating trauma.

If you ready to improve your performance, manage your stress, or achieve peak wellness, HeartMath biofeedback training might just be the game-changer that you’ve been waiting for. This blogs identifies five key benefits of HeartMath biofeedback training for athletes.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy offers a holistic approach to healing that integrates the mind and body. For athletes, it can provide valuable tools for enhancing performance, managing stress, recovering from injuries, and promoting overall well-being. By cultivating greater body awareness, regulation, and resilience, athletes can unlock their full potential both on and off the field

Athletes tend to regard perfection as the fast track to achieving success and optimizing our potential in sport (and other areas of life). However, it might be perfectionism that is hindering their success. Perfectionism is the Achilles heel of confidence.

A consistent practice of gratitude is a key to unlocking an athlete’s ability to master psychological suffering.

Moving meditation allows athletes to improve confidence and resilience by developing mental stamina and improved capacity for present moment focus. Slacklining promotes mindfulness while athletes also physically challenge their bodies.

Meditation and the flow state share common ground in their emphasis on present moment awareness. The practice of meditation can enhance athletes’ abilities to enter flow state in competition.