{"id":16764,"date":"2021-05-10T13:36:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T13:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progettoventicinque.com\/shop\/mindfulness\/"},"modified":"2021-07-22T13:49:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T13:49:34","slug":"mindfulness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/progettoventicinque.com\/en\/shop\/mindfulness\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Mindfulness meditation, thanks to the scientific evidence that has emerged in recent years, has proved useful for athletes.<\/p>

As many athletes have long understood, the real opponent – even if it may seem an idealistic concept – is within ourselves. We cannot overlook the benefits that this kind of meditation offers to those who practice sports, benefits that allow us to come to terms with our strongest rival: ourselves. Mindfulness is effective for any type of athletic discipline (from fitness to golf, from bodybuilding to skiing), and even though the number of studies and research is still limited, there are already demonstrations of several benefits and of how they can improve sports performance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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THE 7 BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  1. 1.\tStress reduction<\/strong>\nThose who practice sports, not only at a professional level but also at an amateur level, know that one of the worst enemies is stress. Not only the one that builds up during physical activity, for example in the pre-match or the most intense periods of training but also all the stress that we get from our everyday activities. Mindfulness is a type of meditation that favors stress reduction, in fact, it has been shown how competing under stress has a clear negative impact on performance.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    1. Increases pain tolerance <\/strong> (even for those who have suffered an injury)\nA study by the University of Kent shows how meditation improves pain management: injured athletes were able to increase the tolerance threshold thanks to the practice of Mindfulness. The research was conducted on a sample of 20 professional athletes (14 males, 6 females), aged between 21 and 36, who had reported serious injuries (with a minimum 3-month prognosis).\nThey were divided into two groups, both following the normal physiotherapy program. One of the groups carried out a Mindfulness session of an hour and a half per week, for a total of 2 months.\n<\/li>\n \t
    2. Strengthens the immune system<\/strong>\nAs mentioned, stress is a real enemy for every athlete who, in addition, weakens the immune system, and a sportsman certainly cannot afford to get sick, especially during periods of more intense training or competition.\nMany studies have shown that meditation, besides decreasing stress, leads to an improvement of the immune system.\nIn particular, research published in the scientific journal Perspectives on Psychological Science indicates that mindfulness meditation:\n–\tStrengthens the immune system,\n–\tReduces blood pressure,\n–\tImproves cognitive functions.\n\n