After more than 35 years of investigation, research on attentional focus in endurance activity
is still mired by a lack of consensus. Specific challenges relate to the conceptualisation of …

Despite the well established physical and psychological benefits derived from leading a
physically active life, rates of sedentary behaviour remain high. Dropout and non …

This book offers a student-friendly introduction to the discipline of sport psychology. All the
key psychological issues in sport are explored, and difficult questions are raised: are …

We examined independent and combined influences of asynchronous music and dominant
attentional style (DAS) on psychological and psychophysical variables during exercise using …

Mindfulness Acceptance Commitment (MAC) programs have garnered much support in
enhancing sport performance through present-moment focus and non-judgmental thoughts …

By definition, maximal exercise testing inherently requires participants to give a maximal
effort. This is an important practical issue as submaximal efforts can produce invalid test …

The brain mechanisms by which music‐related interventions ameliorate fatigue‐related
symptoms during the execution of fatiguing motor tasks are hitherto under‐researched. The …

Abstract Clark, JC, Baghurst, T, and Redus, BS. Self-selected motivational music on the
performance and perceived exertion of runners. J Strength Cond Res 35 (6): 1656–1661 …

Music has often been portrayed as a dissociative (ie, distracting) mechanism. This study
demonstrates that music may not be unifunctional in regards to attentional focus; that is …

Fifty-nine men completed a VO2max test and a questionnaire to establish reasons for test
termination, perceived exercise reserve (difference between actual test duration and the …