visualization

Young woman in a large well-lit bedroom doing squats. She's wearing pink leggings and a pink sports top. She has hark hair in a pony-tail. She is facing the camera and smiling. Lots of light is coming in through the curtain to her left. In the background is a bed that is low to the ground (no legs). There's some green leafy plants in the room.

The Science of Mental Reps: Build Strength With Your Brain

Imagining exercise can actually make you stronger – AND it doesn’t matter how old you are. 

I say this because most previous studies have focused on younger people.

But the youngest person in this study was 68.

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Cartoon style image of a brain wearing a headband and sneakers and using a skipping rope. The brain is pink coloured and is set against a pale yellow-orange background.

Mental Power: Transforming Stroke Recovery Through Visualisation

At the end of the 6 weeks, those who had practiced the visualisation had improved use of their affected limb, in comparison with those who didn’t visualise, who only showed nominal improvement due to physical therapy alone.

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Woo-woo to true-woo

There’s a dictionary definition of woo-woo. It goes like this: “Unconventional beliefs regarded as having…

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Cartoon of a brain in a lotus position meditating with a smile on its face.

Can you use your mind to improve your strength?

“Imagine extending and contracting your little finger.” This was the sort of instruction given to…

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