Use your breath to gain a performance advantage
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Olympics / Olympic Games Paris / paris / european championship / football / uefa / em / Germany / Breathing techniques / slow-paced breathing / Fast-paced breathing / Voluntary hyperventilation / Breath holding
Use your breath to gain a performance advantage
Editor: Elisa Bisagno
Editorial Assistant: Rinat Meerson, Sofia Calderon This article has also been translated into German, French and Italian.
Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Are you mindful of your breathing pattern? In sports, having control over one’s own breathing pattern and its regulation represents a prominent advantage. The authors draw upon empirical findings, providing an overview of the science behind voluntary breath modification and its role in Olympic athletes’ performance.
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Heart Rate Variability (HRV): How Olympic athletes can use the heart-mind connection to boost their performance
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Olympics / Olympic Games Paris / paris / european championship / football / uefa / em / Germany / Heart rate variability / vagus nerve / slow-paced breathing / cardiac coherence
Heart Rate Variability (HRV): How Olympic athletes can use the heart-mind connection to boost their performance
In Olympic athletes, the heart and the mind team up to achieve success. This synergy can be tracked using heart rate variability (HRV). In this article, you will learn how changes in heart rhythm can boost Olympic athletes' training, help them recover from setbacks, and enhance their mental strength. Learn easy and effective techniques that tap into this heart-mind connection to help athletes perform their best at the Olympics. / more