Getting Race Ready!

For many, the sports events calendar is filled up for this season. No matter what your discipline, getting our head in the game is essential for any racing. And I’ve helped many athletes do exactly that, including myself. If you’re working towards a big race, and need a bit of a mental shift to get yourself ‘Race ready’, it might be time to bite the bullet and ask for help!

I often hear in my clinic room athletes saying they just can’t get their head in the game... Training could have been going fantastically, and then suddenly, and it can be a real shocker, their mind one day says “Nah, I can't be bothered!” What... we are in serious training here, we have a marathon to do in a couple of months, or an Ironman at the end of the summer, this is no time to say “Nah, I can't be bothered!”

What I have assessed over many years of working with sports people is that tiredness can be a game changer and suddenly they aren’t training smart.

When we are tired our little 6-year-old brain starts piping up! And believe me when a 6-year-old has a tantrum, boy can it have a tantrum. This is when enlisting the help of professionals can be invaluable, because making proper assessments is key, and when you are in the thick of it, you often can't make them!

This is why you need to get in the headset that you don't always know best. There are so many professionals out there that can help. PT’s, Osteopaths, Physios, Nutritionists, Sports masseurs, Sports Psychologists, (and of course Hypnotherapists). These professionals can address your needs and see the holes in your approach to training... So that come Race Day, you are on your ‘A Game’, fit, strong, prepared, and excited to do it.

So, if you are struggling with your training or hitting that wall. Don’t carry on regardless, get it right, call in a professional that can help you turn your training around so that you can impress yourself with a PB!

Viv Kenchington Tel: 07974 153487 viv@hypnotherapyandhealth.co.uk