Physiology

Exercise and Sleep: a Double-Edged Sword?
Participation in regular exercise has been hailed as an effective intervention for promoting sleep, often promoted as a treatment for sleep-related disorders. Research associates higher levels of physical activity with longer and healthier sleep patterns and the adoption of a moderate exercise routine has shown to significantly improve the sleeping...
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Athlete Development

Making the most of training sessions in Football
Players, who graduate from Premier League Youth Academies that gain professional contracts at the age of 16, are likely to have spent 10 years playing the sport, made up of...
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Exercise Psychology

Mental Toughness and Exercise
The topic of frequent physical activity and, more importantly, a sedentary lifestyle dominate the media on a near-daily basis. Although many people feel they undertake enough physical activity to reap...
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News

Are athletes being given enough mental health support?
In sport we often assume that elite athletes are super human. We watch the likes of Ronaldo, Jessica Ennis and Andy Murray all perform at such high standards, producing skills...
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Athletes Insights

Podcast 004: Psychology of Swimming with International Swimmer Sian Harkin
In this podcast we talk to Sian Harkin about psychology and swimming. Sian talks to us about what she finds most mentally challenging from swimming. She also talks to us...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Trusting the body in Sport: Quietening the Mind
Typically when we see an elite athlete perform at their best we marvel in awe of the skills they display. When interviewed, these athletes will refer to the much sought...
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Applied Sport Psychology

Set SMARTER goals to help improve your golf!
As the new season draws ever closer there will be thousands of golfers hitting the range in a quest to have their game in tip top condition for 2015. However...
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News

Do you need to be properly qualified to work within Sport Psychology?
Before you start reading this article we have a few questions that we would like you to think about. If you felt ill would you go and visit a doctor...
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Audio

Podcast 003: Understanding Anxiety in Sport with Professor Andy Lane
In this podcast we talk to Professor Andy Lane about Anxiety in Sport. We talk to Andy about why we experience anxiety and techniques that can be used to help...
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News

The media and body image
Recently in the media there was a campaign which was advertised by Protein World called "Are you beach body ready?". Within this advert which was seen all over the London...
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