Protecting Your Brain as an Athlete
Our brains are essential to our daily lives! That might be one of the most obvious statements. Still, it’s worth saying because we can occasionally take our brains for granted. We can see this in athletics sometimes, so it is essential that we make the brain the center of our conversation at times. So it is with that in mind that we take a look at what protecting our brain in the context of athletics means. Protecting the brain in athletics is a multi-layered approach that requires thinking about physical safety, neurobiology, and sports psychology. The brain serves as the “hardware” for our athletic performance and injuries or chronic stress, for example, can impact reaction time, emotional regulation, and physical coordination, to name a few. So let’s dive into our conversation about protecting the brain in the context of athletics!
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