Burn-Out in Dance: Causes and Relief
Burn-out is a condition that has been recognized in the business and sports world for many years. Considerable time and effort has been spent understanding the causes and effects of burn-out. However, only recently has burn-out been addressed in the performing arts. The significance of and concern over burn-out among dancers has received increasing attention […]
Read MorePain Is Your Friend: Overcoming Triathlon’s Great Challenge
Pain is an essential part of triathlon training and competition, and at the same time, the greatest obstacle triathletes face as they pursue their goals. Pain plays an important role in providing you with information about your triathlon, including your level of effort and the intensity of your training program. But pain is also a […]
Read MoreTypes Of Negative Thinking in Tennis
Though negative thinking is something that should be avoiding as much as possible, it is a normal response to poor play. In fact, some negative thinking is healthy because it means that you care about how you are playing. However, the wrong kind of negative thinking can be very harmful to your tennis. There are […]
Read MoreOvercoming Slumps in Dance
Perhaps the most mysterious and frustrating experience that dancers must face is the occurrence of a slump. Dancers seem to fall into slumps with no apparent cause and come out of them for equally unclear reasons. Also, there has been no consensus on what causes them or how to cure them. Now, though, SlumpBusting provides […]
Read MoreWalk The Walk For More Confidence in Tennis
Confidence is the most important mental ingredient for success in tennis. One technique that most people are not aware of for building and maintaining self-confidence involves how you carry yourself. How you walk and move can influence how you think and feel. In other words, you have to learn how to “Walk the Walk”. If […]
Read MoreAchieving Prime Tennis
Mental Edge Pyramid The Mental Edge Pyramid provides you with a way of understanding the development of mental skills. The Mental Edge Pyramid describes the Prime Four (motivation, confidence, intensity, and focus) that are critical for developing the Mental Edge. These four factors will progressively lead you to Prime Tennis. Prime Tennis is defined as […]
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