The following are recommended readings:
An Athlete’s Secret Weapon: Visualization – Susan Farber, MA, MFT
Several athletes write about their personal experience with using visualization in preparing for competition.
It’s a Matter of Perception - Susan Farber, MA, MFT
How perception can shape performance.
Managing Chronic Pain So That IT Doesn’t Manage You - Susan Farber, MA, MFT
A mind/body approach to the treatment of chronic pain.
Stress Management from the “Outside In” - Susan Farber, MA, MFT
Part 1 of a 2-part article on the prevention of burnout and management of stress.
Stress Management from the “Inside Out” - Susan Farber, MA, MFT
Part 2 of a 2-part article on the prevention and management of stress.
Exercise Treatment for Major Depression – Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine 62:633–638 (2000). Research study showing that exercise is a feasible therapy for patients suffering from Mild Depressive Disorder and may be at least as effective as standard pharmacotherapy.
Eating in “The Zone” - Bob Seebohar, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS
Eating for Athletic Performance.
Spark – The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain – John Ratey, MD
