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Why do Some Athletes Struggle with Body Image?

By TrueSport — 2020

Body image issues in athletes can come from a wide variety of sources: certain sports value specific weights and body types more than others, athletes will deal with puberty in different ways and some student athletes struggle with control in other areas of their lives, which can lead to body image issues and unhealthy behaviors around food and exercise.

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The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

Every sports fan loves a great comeback. Is there a special quality shared by top athletes who triumph over great challenges? And can anyone acquire it? In The Comeback Quotient, celebrated sportswriter Matt Fitzgerald supplies the answer to both questions.

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Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries

Weaving together personal narratives from athletes, scientific research, and the specialized clinical expertise of mental skills coach Carrie Jackson Cheadle, Rebound contains more than 45 Mental Skills and Drills athletes can use at every phase of their recovery process.

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The Champion’s Comeback: How Great Athletes Recover, Reflect, and Re-Ignite

Your ultimate guide to overcoming losses and injuries and achieving greatness—on and off the field.

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Misty Copeland—This Is How I Made It | Episode 11 | Cosmopolitan

Misty Copeland talks about how she overcame a devastating injury that almost prematurely ended her dancing career.

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Moving from the Inside Out: 7 Principles for Ease and Mastery in Movement—A Feldenkrais Approach

Seven powerful principles for better, more easeful movement--a Feldenkrais approach. More often than not, we move through life focused on results or where we're going, rarely paying attention to how we move until we experience pain or need to learn a new skill or perform at an elite level.

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Athlete Well-Being