{"id":2036,"date":"2024-02-29T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/?p=2036"},"modified":"2024-03-01T13:15:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T12:15:48","slug":"lettre-dune-olympienne-et-psychologue-a-lattention-dun-e-athlete-pour-favoriser-son-bien-etre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/en\/lettre-dune-olympienne-et-psychologue-a-lattention-dun-e-athlete-pour-favoriser-son-bien-etre\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from an Olympian and psychologist to an athlete to promote well-being"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">Written by Trackandmemes, February 29, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#460028;font-size:16px\"><br><em>Athletics is a sport in which passion, pleasure and learning are excellent pillars for beginners. Some people find pleasure and motivation in surpassing themselves, even if it remains in the realm of amateur sport. Others aim to reach the professional level, or even an Olympic gold medal. Whatever the athlete's level and objectives, well-being and mental health are not to be neglected. They can be an asset to self-fulfilment and the achievement of goals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0098-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0098-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0098-1024x1015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0098-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0098-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0098-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0098.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub>Maroussia Par\u00e9, Olympian and psychologist<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#460028;font-size:16px\"><em>En lisant quelques t\u00e9moignages d&rsquo;athl\u00e8tes sur leur exp\u00e9rience actuelle dans le milieu athl\u00e9tique, l&rsquo;<strong>professional athlete<\/strong> and <strong>psychologist<\/strong>, Maroussia Par\u00e9, a eu \u00e0 coeur d&rsquo;\u00e9crire une petite lettre \u00e0 l&rsquo;attention des athl\u00e8tes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color translation-block\" style=\"color:#460028;font-size:16px\">had the opportunity to perform at the highest level, notably by taking part on several occasions in the European and World Championships, whether as an individual in the 200m or in the 4x100m relay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul 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school, on the pitch, with your mates or with your family.<br>You're the same person, anytime, anywhere.<br>That's why I always tell you that before looking for performance, look for your<br>fulfillment. Make yourself a priority. Taking care of yourself should be your<br>obligation, because it overrides (and influences) everything else.<br>So I wanted to remind you that athletics is an individual sport,<br>doesn't mean you have to be alone. Yes, you're on your own behind the blocks, at the end of the runway, or in the middle of it all.<br>But beyond that, it's essential to surround yourself with a favorable ecosystem<br>to your personal development. This includes a trusting relationship with your trainer, where you<br>work together to achieve your sporting goals.<br>within the training group, as well as real social support.<br>Whatever your level, this is a sport that puts you in intense situations,<br>both in terms of positive emotions and more difficult ones. So<br>whether in training or competition, you'll feel the symptoms of stress: the<br>heavy legs, trembling, impatience mixed with fear, the heart beating<br>wildly.<br>Since you are often confronted with it, your relationship with your stress must be a good one. Stress<br>is your alarm mechanism. Similar to the alarms installed in our homes, designed<br>to protect us physically and mentally, your stress is first and foremost beneficial and<br>more than necessary. It not only protects you, but also creates \"that little something extra\" that will allow you to<br>to reach the next stage. On the other hand, you have to make sure that your stress doesn't cause any distress<br>or get you into trouble. But how do you do it?<br>Your perception of the situation greatly influences your stress level: more you<br>interpret a situation as difficult, painful or constraining, the higher your level of<br>stress will be high, in proportion to the perceived danger. The more negatively you project yourself<br>on your event, the more intense the stress. And you may have already experienced it: as<br>stress is very energy-intensive, and can lead to a significant loss of energy.<br>To take things a step further, I suggest you consider the following questions:<br>In a given sporting situation (competition, specific training, etc.), what is<br>stressing you out? Maybe you'll realize that some of the answers aren't directly<br>linked to elements you control: the judgment of others, a selection, fear of<br>the obsession with winning at all costs...<br>Secondly, analyze your thoughts. Some of them may be blocking or holding you back,<br>preventing you from showcasing your qualities and the work you've done. Identify<br>especially if you tend to use expressions like \"I absolutely must...\", \"He's got to...\".<br>There are also hasty conclusions such as: \"I couldn't keep up with my<br>usual warm-up routine, I'm sure my race will be bad.\" Finally,<br>notice if you resort to the emotional reasoning that consists in saying: \"I am<br>stressed out, so I'm going to fail.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">When these negative thoughts arise, replace them with concrete and<br>adapted, action-oriented. For example, instead of thinking \"I absolutely must do<br>a time on this race\", think rather of a precise race strategy that you have<br>worked on in training.<br>If we are to complete this work of reflection, it must be followed by action.<br>When you feel excessive stress, it may be due to a projection that is too far away: the<br>lactic acid, the presence of competitors...<br>As I was saying, stress, like emotions, are our alarms that tell us<br>about our needs. Welcome them and listen to them. Perhaps in this competition where your stress<br>was high, you needed to be reassured by your coach. Maybe in this<br>difficult technical training, you needed more information to be able to<br>make the right gesture.<br>Take it one step at a time, one stride at a time. What's the first step<br>cross, the first action to take?<br>Dear athlete, I wanted to end my message on this aspect that we tend to overlook too often to<br>neglect: this magnificent sport allows you to develop extraordinary skills<br>that you can put into practice off the track. You have qualities that don't stop<br>at the stadium gates. I really encourage you to find other spheres<br>of happiness in the service of your natural qualities. Remember that you are indeed a<br>person who practices athletics, but that athletics, and more specifically your<br>performance doesn't define who you are as an individual.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R\u00e9alis\u00e9 par Trackandmemes, le 29 f\u00e9vrier 2024 L&rsquo;athl\u00e9tisme est un sport o\u00f9 passion, plaisir et apprentissage sont d&rsquo;excellents piliers lorsqu&rsquo;on d\u00e9bute. Certains trouvons plaisir et motivation dans le d\u00e9passement de soi que procure ce sport, m\u00eame si \u00e7a reste dans la sph\u00e8re du sport amateur. 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