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    Research News

    Jun 18, 2019 3 minutes
    by B. GRACE BULLOCK

    SPORT PERFORMANCE GETS A BOOST FROM MINDFULNESS

    eing an elite athlete comes with its share of stress. Sixty-nine Swedish competitive athletes new to mindfulness completed either a Mindfulness-Acceptance and Commitment (MAC) intervention, or Psychological Skills Training (PST). Both were designed to increase athletic performance. Unlike PST, MAC training emphasizes present-moment awareness, attention, and acceptance. Seven weeks later MAC-trained athletes showed superior improvements in sport-related mindfulness, emotion regulation, and athletic performance compared

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