Throughout history, sports have been guilty of prioritizing certain groups at the exclusion of others. There has been a pervasive idea that being an athlete requires the demonstration of traditionally masculine traits. Any ...
Dec 9, 2022
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A study from the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management finds teammates who thanked each other before performing a high-stress task had a better cardiovascular response compared to teams who did not ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Athletes still have the edge over action video gamers when it comes to dynamic visual skills, a new study from the University of Waterloo shows.
Oct 7, 2021
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Achieving peak performance in competitive athletics requires a complex but delicate interplay of skill, physical conditioning, practice, precision, grit and passion. Sometimes, both external and internal factors such as self-doubt, ...
Aug 11, 2021
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American athlete Tom Brady has done the seemingly impossible, winning his seventh Super Bowl at the age of 43 in spectacular fashion. He's joined by stellar company: At 39, Serena Williams has won 23 grand slams, one of them ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Biological clocks have sizeable effects on the performance of elite athletes. This conclusion was drawn by chronobiologists from the University of Groningen after studying the times achieved by swimmers in four different ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Studies show that athletes and musicians achieve peak performance not only by constant practice but also by setting specific goals, engaging with strong mentors and cultivating the attributes of perseverance, stoicism and ...
Sep 2, 2020
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Whether you're a morning person or love burning the midnight oil, we're all controlled by so-called "body clocks." These body clocks (which regulate your circadian rhythms) are inside almost every cell in the body and control ...
Dec 18, 2018
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Dancers often report achieving transcendent states of consciousness during peak performance, and a University of Queensland study has shown these 'in the zone' states continue into later life.
Dec 10, 2018
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Associate professor Rachel Tambling and doctoral candidate Thomas Bischoff, both of UConn's Department of Human Development and Family Studies, recently completed a study that examines why clients terminate their work with ...
Nov 13, 2018
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