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Sex differences in the perception of sexual arousal

... sex [3]. Schematic representation of a thermal image of female genitalia Source: A. Baranowski Similar results are ... a result, women stop trusting their own perceptions of their body. The consequence can be a discord between genital-physiological and ... / more

Are you Instagram-official? - Love, Social Media, and their Impact on Each Other

... (2016). Instagram unfiltered: Exploring associations of body image satisfaction, Instagram# selfie posting, and negative romantic ... / more

Climate Stress in Everyday Life: How Can We Support Children?

... of you. Do you just remain relaxed? Or does your entire body and mind tense up to prepare a protective reaction? Normally, the latter ... and dispositions. This simplified fight-flight-freeze model (Image 1) is generally used to explain immediate stress reactions. ... / more

“Keeping the Olympic Flame Burning”: Protecting Athletes from Burnout in Sport

... most effective ways to prevent burnout. Given that a large body of work exists in other contexts, it may be beneficial to examine ...   Images Image 1 :   ... Image 2:  ... Image 3:  ... Image 4:  Made with CANVA/free for use ... / more

Heart Rate Variability (HRV): How Olympic athletes can use the heart-mind connection to boost their performance

... It is an easy, safe, and cheap way to check how well your body can handle physical and mental stress [1, 2]. There are many ways to ... HRV during exercise is a normal response, showing that your body and mind are actively engaged and using energy. How quickly your HRV ... Research, 2022. 100(9): p. 1664-1694. Images Image 1. Elf-moondace via Pixabay (edited): ... / more

Players behind the scenes: How parents join their children’s road to the Olympics

... support on athletic success. Instead, the collective body of knowledge suggests that positive parental support facilitates an elite ... Journal of Sport Behavior, 5(3), 155–165. Images Image 1. Pixabay:  ... Image 2. Self-created, property of the authors Image 3. Self-created, property ... / more

Use your breath to gain a performance advantage

... the upcoming Summer  Olympics. To prepare her mind and body for the competition, she is creating a checklist to carefully plan her ... this dilemma and achieve the optimal activation of both body and mind? To answer this question, we propose voluntary breathing ... . Images Image 1: kathleenport via Pixabay: ... / more

The role of others' presence in sport performance under pressure

... in front of a video camera or paying attention to a specific body part), or (iii) distraction conditions with shared attentional resources ... which circumstances, ...). Then, create a mental image of success and the feeling of performing the action to the best of your ... / more

Sleep before, during and after the Olympic Games: an important determinant of sports performance

... recover in order for the training I do to be absorbed by my body”. Every sport requires both muscular and cognitive recovery, and only a ... light and helps to alter the sleep-wake cycle. See Image 3 for specific strategies to manage jetlag before, during, and after the ... / more

Unlocking the power of sports: the impact of Olympic values in prison rehabilitation

... went from being a punishment to being a liberation of the body. And it is precisely to transmit the values of solidarity towards even ... ). Image 1 SOURCE: Pixabay ... Image 2 SOURCE: Photo by cottonbro studio: ... / more