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Plateaus: Practice Without Progress

By Maya Rathore — 2019

“It was a downward spiral for about three years. I just reached a natural point where I felt that I wasn’t going to see immediate results anymore and that was hard for me to accept. I did the same thing every single day for so long that I could just tell I was not improving.” -- Junior Alana Abeyta

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How Training and Movement Change the Brain: The Mind-Body Connection

This video explains how training the body also trains the mind, due to the complex relationship between the two. Studies increasingly show the crucial role for the cerebellum in higher cognitive tasks.

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2020
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Behind the Scenes with Kathryn Budig

Go behind the scenes with yoga instructor Kathryn Budig at the January cover shoot for Experience Life to learn what helps her stay strong all year long.

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Kathryn Budig
2015
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Never, Ever Give Up | Diana Nyad

In the pitch-black night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water, singing to herself, hallucinating Diana Nyad just kept on swimming. And that’s how she finally achieved her lifetime goal as an athlete: an extreme 100-mile swim from Cuba to Florida—at age 64. Hear her story.

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2013
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The Wrestler: A Life of Passion and the Pursuit of Greatness

Michael Fessler peers into the life of a wrestler. From the internal struggles of balancing glory and humility, to the mental struggles of confidence and self-defeat, "The Wrestler" brings the reader into the competitive arena. And often times, aspects of this arena are hidden.

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Michael Fessler
2016
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Maria Sharapova on the Keys to Building Grit and Discipline

Maria Sharapova moved to the U.S. during the collapse of the Soviet Union when she was just six years old. Though she did not speak a word of English, her skills on the tennis court did all the talking, landing her a scholarship with an elite tennis camp.

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2017
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Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

Peak distills three decades of myth-shattering research into a powerful learning strategy that is fundamentally different from the way people traditionally think about acquiring new abilities.

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Anders Ericsson, Robert Pool
2017
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Body Mind Mastery: Training For Sport and Life

Physically demanding sports such as tennis and basketball have a lot in common with skills such as playing the piano. In addition to physical training, mastering these activities requires developing mental and emotional talents as well.

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Dan Millman
1999
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The Skill of Self-Confidence | Dr. Ivan Joseph | TEDxRyersonU

As the Athletic Director and head coach of the Varsity Soccer team at Ryerson University, Dr. Joseph is often asked what skills he is searching for as a recruiter: Is it speed? Strength? Agility? In Dr.

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2012
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Headspace for Sport | Peak Performance Starts with Your Mind

Designed in collaboration with a leading sports psychologist, Headspace for Sport is here to help you fulfill your potential, whatever your event. Work on every aspect of your game with guided sessions on motivation, training, focus and competition.

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Andy Puddicombe
2016
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Rich Roll
2018
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