A new study about to be published in the journal Psychological Science suggests that the reason why so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the colour red when they compete may have to do with their testosterone levels.
The study, conducted by psychological scientist Daniel Farrelly of the University of Sunderland and colleagues, demonstrated that males who chose red as their color in a competitive task had higher testosterone levels than other males who chose blue.
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The inherent variables in golf – 18 different holes, intervals between every shot, slow play, time waiting on the tee, breaks between rounds – pose one of the game’s greatest challenges: maintaining focus and rhythm on the course. <
Golf Flow offers a cartful of time-tested principles and strategies and a bagful of innovative methods and techniques to keep the mind quiet and distraction-free.
Gio Valiante, one of the PGA Tour's most prolific performance consultants, will help you focus your mind and harness your thoughts so you can enter a flow state, or optimal performance zone, in which time, control, effort and awareness seem both suspended and intensified.
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Join us at 3.00pm BST on June 4th for a free webinar “I want to perform better; so how should I feel and what should I do?” presented by Professor Andy Lane, FBASES.
Sport is associated with intense emotions and this webinar will look at both emotions and emotion regulation in athletes.
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This updated edition introduces readers to key concepts concerning the anatomical, mechanical, physiological, neural and psychological bases of human movement.
Students will gain a broad foundation for more detailed study of the subdisciplines of human movement and for cross-disciplinary studies.
They will learn the multi-dimensional changes in movement and movement potential that occur throughout the life span as well as those changes that occur as adaptations to training, practice and other lifestyle factors.
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The recovery period is essential in maintaining athletes’ physical and psychological well-being and the pursuit of intense physical training and satisfying performances.
This new book presents techniques and modalities currently used to enhance athletes’ recovery, optimize training time and avoid overtraining.
In it readers will find proven strategies for enhancing the recovery process and learn the importance of structuring an individual and evidenced-based recovery plan for improving performance.
Appealing to a broad audience encompassing professionals, athletes, coaches, and students, this book provides a scientific base of information as well as specific elements that allow for practical application in the real world.
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Talent Identification and Development
The Royal Society,
6 – 9 Carlton House Terrace,
London SW1y 5AG
Friday 17th to Sunday 19th May, 2013
The RFU is hosting a ground-breaking Talent Symposium. This unique event will involve debate amongst 15 of the World’s leading experts in the field of sporting talent, 12 eminent panellists and rugby stakeholders, to reach a consensus that will have a profound impact on understanding and practice relating to the identification and development of talented rugby players.
On 18 May the same experts, including: Professor Joe Baker, Professor Jamie Timmons, Dr Stephen Cobley, Dr Jotg Shorer, Professor Mark Williams, Professor Bruce Abernathy, Professor Keith Davids and Dr Ross Tuckerfrom will be presenting on the identification and development of talent as part of a parallel education programme. This group of experts has never before been assembled in one place.
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Athletes of all ages and skill levels participate in contact sports and despite their popularity, participation involves the risk of injury due to the aggressive nature of many of the games.
Musculoskeletal injuries occur frequently and injured athletes follow a predictable rehabilitation timeline. However, another type of injury, concussion, is a growing concern.
Unlike most musculoskeletal injuries, concussions are invisible (i.e., no swelling, stitches) injuries and often there is no timeline for recovery.
Furthermore, concussed athletes cannot resume activity until their physical symptoms have subsided.
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Two-thirds of UK children feel under pressure to cheat at sports because of a “win-at-all-costs” culture on the playing fields, according to a survey by UK cricket’s governing body the MCC and the ‘Chance to Shine’ cricket charity.
A quarter of the children questioned for the survey thought team mates would cheat frequently if they could get away with it and more than a third said they felt no remorse at winning by cheating.
As many as one in 20 of those questioned said they were proud won by cheating, but ironically almost half said they would have felt angry or frustrated if they lost a game because of cheating by the other team.
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The London Marathon will see serious runners who have physically trained for months to prepare for the legendary race, still fail to achieve the times they are capable of.
According to Julian Goater, a world-class runner and running coach, serious runners have to do more than just the physically training and must also prepare themselves psychologically and develop mental strength in order to succeed.
“All of us are physically capable of far greater feats than we think, if only we can harness the power of the mind,” says Goater. “There are a number of things we can do to make ourselves mentally stronger and to give ourselves the best chances of being psychologically fit and aggressive on the day of the race.”
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This year’s ECSS Congress is being held in Barcelona from Wednesday 26th to Saturday to 29th June.
The 2013 event seeks to help sport science make its own leap forward towards an understanding of ourselves not as part of a technical world but as interacting parts of an indivisible whole: nature.
Human Kinetics will once again have stand at the 2013 ECSS Congress and will feature a large range of new and bestselling books covering all that is relevant in the field of sports science.
We look forward to seeing you there.
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Students will learn to appreciate the consequences of external forces, how the body generates internal forces to maintain position, and how forces create movement in physical activities.
The accompanying web resource includes all of the problems from the book, separated by chapter, plus 10 sample problems.
This text is also enhanced with access to MaxTRAQ Educational 2D software which enables students to analyze and quantify real-world sport movements in video clips and upload their own video content for analysis.
The completely revised seventh edition of Fitness & Health offers a comprehensive understanding of the exercise/health relationship and provides a framework for attaining health and fitness goals.
This handbook for students and fitness professionals explores the physiology and benefits of fitness whilst also providing information and tools for improving health and wellness.
It also includes special elements to highlight interesting content on health and fitness, including important health behaviours, testing procedures and proven fitness programmes.
The book explains how the body responds to physical activity; why physical activity is beneficial to health; and how physical activity can help people increase aerobic and muscular fitness, achieve and maintain a healthy weight, enhance performance in work and sport, and improve general vitality.
Lecturers benefit from the inclusion of new ancillaries containing an instructor guide complete with lab activities, a test package and a presentation package with image bank.
Exercise Psychology addresses the psychological and biological consequences of exercise and physical activity, and their subsequent effects on mood and mental health.
In contrast to other exercise psychology textbooks it presents a psychobiolocal approach that examines the inner workings of the body and their effects on behaviour.
From this unique perspective, readers will learn the biological foundations of exercise psychology within the broader contexts of cognitive, social and environmental influences.
By exploring the biological mechanisms associated with individuals’ behaviour, Exercise Psychology challenges students and researchers to critically examine less-explored methods for positive behaviour change.
Discover what it takes to maximize multisport strength, power, speed and endurance.
Triathlon Anatomy shows how to improve performance by increasing muscular strength and optimizing the efficiency of every movement.
Triathlon Anatomy features 82 of the most effective multisport exercises with step-by-step descriptions and full colour anatomical illustrations highlighting the muscles in action.
It places the reader at the starting line and into the throes of competition by fundamentally linking each exercise to multisport performance.
It explains how to strengthen muscles and increase stamina for running across various terrains, cycling steep inclines and swimming in open water.
It shows how to modify exercises to target specific areas, reduce muscle tension and minimize common injuries.
Best of all, it shows how to put it all together to develop a training programme based on individual needs and goals.
Increase muscle strength, improve flexibility and reduce pain and stiffness.
Each year, millions of people worldwide discover the incredible physical and mental benefits of tai chi and with Tai Chi Illustrated, anyone can.
Internationally renowned instructor Master Pixiang Qiu and mind–body exercise expert Weimo Zhu demonstrate the most effective forms for harnessing the healing power of chi, or energy.
By following their lead, readers can improve balance and coordination, relieve stress and reduce pain and muscle stiffness.
Tai Chi Illustratedis a step‐by‐step guide complete with detailed instructions and full‐colour photographic sequences for the basic movements and popular forms, such as Grasp Sparrow’s Tail and Part the Wild Horse’s Mane.
Whether a newcomer to tai chi or an experienced practitioner, Tai Chi Illustrated is the guide to the path of better health and self‐awareness.
Previous editions of Serious Strength Training, Bompa’s bestselling guide to boosting workouts and achieving even the loftiest of strength goals, have sold over 100,000 copies.
Now Bompa teams up with strength training nutrition expert Mauro Di Pasquale and former bodybuilder Lorenzo Cornacchia to provide readers with the most authoritative resource available for hard-core strength training.
The book focuses on the six key phases of strength training - anatomical adaptation, hypertrophy, mixed, maximum strength, muscle definition and transition - taking a direct and prescriptive approach to its content.
It then goes on to infuse it with the latest scientific research on bodybuilding, instead of relying on the authors’ personal opinions.
Bestselling author Frédéric Delavier brings his singular style to active women serious about slimming, toning and shaping their bodies.
Like having an X‐ray as you work out, Delavier’s Sculpting Anatomy for Women features full‐colour photographs and detailed anatomical illustrations of exercises for slimming, shaping and toning the core, bottom and legs.
Whether looking to eliminate love handles, tighten glutes, or add definition to the legs, Delavier’s Sculpting Anatomy for Women presents the exercises, programming and advice for the results you want.
It’s all here and all in the stunning detail that only Frédéric Delavier can provide!
Step‐by‐step instructions work in tandem with the anatomical illustrations to ensure a clear understanding of how to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of each exercise.
See how muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures and learn how variations can make each exercise easier
or more intense.
For those who have just started their first position as a PE teacher, the butterflies will still be fluttering and nagging doubts surfacing.
Good news then for newly fledged teachers is this reassuring arm around the shoulder - Survive and Thrive as a Physical Educator.
This practical resource will help them put everything they learned in college to work as they begin their teaching careers.
It contains advice on everything from what to do before school starts to creating engaging lesson and unit plans to classroom management techniques.
It also provides a wealth of information on handling some of the day-to-day issues that they may not have been taught, such as adapting to the work environment, understanding the school culture, communicating with parents and avoiding burnout.
This text includes the strategies, lesson plans and scientific evidence to help schools maximize physical activity levels amongst pupils of secondary school age with a view to improving their overall cardiovascular fitness.
This innovative curriculum explains how to incorporate cardiovascular fitness and lends validity to physical education programmes, while helping maximize the productive use of instruction time.
Containing lessons focused on secondary school pupils aged eleven to eighteen years old, Heart Education is an excellent teaching resource.
Anyone seeking a comprehensive book that appeals to both recreational fitness runners and serious performance runners and that uniquely addresses a female audience, look no further - Running for Women is that book.
Exercise physiologist Jason Karp has teamed up with physician and USA Track & Field ultramarathon champion Dr. Carolyn Smith to meet this need with Running for Women, a book that explains the physiology and anatomy of female runners and provides guidance for training differently from men.
The book presents guidelines for tailoring training to the menstrual cycle for maximum response and adaptation as well as determining the best times to perform the various types of training outlined in the book.
Throughout the book, cutting-edge workouts target various competitive goals like endurance building, speed and strength training, lactate threshold training and VO2max training.
Runnning isn't just about churning out miles day in and day out. Runners have a passion, dedication and desire to go faster, longer and further.
Now, The Art of Running Faster provides you with a new approach to running, achieving your goals and setting your personal best.
Whether you're old or young, new to the sport or an experienced marathoner, this guide will change how you run and the results you achieve.
Much more than training tips and motivational stories, The Art of Running Faster is your guide to improved technique and optimal performance.
Improve technique, game sense and fitness levels with the aid of Rugby Games & Drills.
Developed by one of the game’s top coaches and endorsed by the Rugby Football Union, Rugby Games & Drills. contains over 115 games and drills designed to bring out the very best in players, regardless of age or ability or rugby code.
This book is packed with the most effective games and drills for improving core skills such as handling, kicking and decision making, while providing tough physical challenges.
