8. Struggle to maintain any type of relationship 9. Highly stressed 10. Sleeping problems 11. Anxiousness 12. Fatigued 13. Low self-esteem 14. Self-harm Taking into account the sport specific definition of mental health and the main signs of mental ill-health, leads to the personal facilita...
Rayssa Leal, an Olympic skateboarder from Brazil, has spoken up about her first competition in the Olympics and how skating has helped her cope with mental health struggles. Rayssa explained how worry and anxiety led her to struggle with competitions. She started seeing a ...
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“I would have said, ‘Yes, I’ll be good for the rest of my life.’ Bobsled was my identity, and that was everything that I wanted.” But over the next few years, Steve would struggle with building a new identity. He would also bury two teammates, both of whom struggled with me...
“It took a lot of work to get back to boxing and it was a real mental struggle, so to be back here is just an absolute privilege. “My main motivation now is just to be here and enjoy sport. Whether I win, lose or draw, I just want to compete to my best.”...
The article offers information regarding athletes who struggle with the balance of food, weight, and exercise. The author mentions that anorexia has the highest mortality rate among mental illness experience by athletes. She adds that anorexic athletes lose as much heart muscle, as arm and leg mus...
(Gonçalves et al.,2016). The results with consistency thresholds of 0.77 were as follows: (1) elite athletes in individual sports who were combining their sports careers with their studies and were perceived as having high levels of creativity, proactivity and resilience (consistency: 0. 78;...
Black struggletrauma-informed leadershipleadershipIn this article, the author describes their mental health struggles tied to Black Masculinity as a (former) Black athlete. In particular, the author focuses on the stigma surrounding mental health in the Black community and the ways in which Blackness...
g kg−1day−1protein intake distributed evenly throughout the day and after exercise [15]. It has been suggested that when designing the day-to-day diet, fulfilling this protein requirement should be the primary focus [82]. Athletes with vegan or vegetarian diets may struggle to meet ...
I started speaking more about mental health through the Hidden Opponent (a nonprofit raising awareness of mental health among student athletes). I want student athletes who are hurting to say something, not just dwell on the pain they’re experiencing. I hope that they find support and relief....