Tag: mental health
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Conscious breathing for Runners
Written by April Ropes, runner and a 500-hr Yoga Instructor. April teaches and co-manages the yoga studio at Synergy Wellness, Hudson MA There aspects of the yoga practice — not related to stretching — that can be very beneficial to runners. Specifically the breathing! If you are taking time off from training for races this…
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SMART goals
Written by Steve Jackson Tip Tuesday Wowzah! What a great year for group and individual achievements by the members of this club! Over 200 members, 50 state marathons completed, PR at Tough Ten, Qualifiers for Boston, Marathon and Half Marathon PR’s What will 2025 bring? Can 2024 be topped? Can I be one to achieve?…
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Thankful for Running
Written by Judy Proteau
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Thinking outside the PR
Written by Amanda Brandt Goal Setting: Thinking Outside the PR Note that I’m writing this tip from my own experiences and from research I have done over the past several years regarding retraining one’s brain to think differently. Who among us hasn’t tried for a PR? More miles! Faster paces! More races! PRs can be…
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Mental Toughness
#tiptuesday // Hi, I’m Lacey Liebert and I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. There are a lot of different ideas about Mental Toughness- what it is, how you get it, and what it gets you. For a deeper dive into this topic, check out this article written by Mariska van Sprundel for the MIT Press in…
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Coping with the Tough Stuff
Written by Lacey Liebert, Licensed Mental Health Counselor Today’s tip – Coping with the tough stuff My last tip was about building mental muscle to help take on and stick with challenges (growth mindset, constructive self-talk). Today’s tip is about coping. What do we do when it all feels like too much? You are not alone…
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Tune in to the way you talk to yourself
Written by Lacey Liebert, Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Former fellow and current member of The Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. This is relevant in running and in life. What kinds of things do you hear from yourself throughout the day? How about when you’re struggling or having a hard time? “I suck.” “I’m no good.”…