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The Expectation Effect
There is no substitute for auto-suggestion, or self-belief.
Understanding the power of mind-over-muscle might lead us to reconsider some of our core underlying beliefs about our fitness. For manifold reasons, we might assume that we simply aren’t cut out for exercise.
We may have had poor experiences in gym classes at school, for example, and our feelings of inadequacy could then be exacerbated as we compare ourselves with the stronger and faster gym bunnies around us.
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Placebos: We Think We Are Getting Better, And We Do
Caffeine, for instance, has long been considered a muscular stimulant that can enhance performance in many sports - yet that is largely a product of our expectations about what it can do.
According to multiple studies, people can benefit from so-called open-label placebos, even thou...
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Fatigue Is A Mind Thing
A new picture is emerging of the way that the brain manages the body's resources and how this can be swayed by our motivation, and by our broader beliefs about our capabilities and the task ahead.
These new insights offer enticing strategies that we can all use to boost our performance ...
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Our Mind is the Obstacle
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The First-Night Effect: The Reason We Can’t Sleep At A New Place
- Known as the First-Night Effect, many of us aren’t able to sleep properly at a new place the first time.
- The reason for this, according to research, is that half our brain (the left hemisphere, mostly) stays awake in alert mode. This area of the brain is called the defau...
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