TY - JOUR
T1 - A smartphone enabled slow-paced breathing intervention in dual career athletes
AU - Mosley, Emma
AU - Duncan, Shelley
AU - Jones, Kelly
AU - Herklots, H.
AU - Kavanagh, Emma
AU - Laborde, Sylvain
PY - 2023/4/8
Y1 - 2023/4/8
N2 - Dual career athletes are exposed to many stressors, for example, balancing deadlines with competition schedules. Slow-paced breathing (SPB) is an accessible relaxation technique, which can be practiced via smartphone applications, however delivery through applications has limited exploration. We discuss a four-week intervention delivered to dual career athletes which included screening stress and wellbeing, and a focus group discussion to capture athlete reflections on the SPB intervention. Athletes reported SPB reduced pre-performance anxiety, increased focus during performance, and increased relaxation before sleep. Findings suggest SPB is successfully delivered via smartphones, positively influences stress management, sleep and performance, and may be a simple tool for practitioners and athletes to utilize
AB - Dual career athletes are exposed to many stressors, for example, balancing deadlines with competition schedules. Slow-paced breathing (SPB) is an accessible relaxation technique, which can be practiced via smartphone applications, however delivery through applications has limited exploration. We discuss a four-week intervention delivered to dual career athletes which included screening stress and wellbeing, and a focus group discussion to capture athlete reflections on the SPB intervention. Athletes reported SPB reduced pre-performance anxiety, increased focus during performance, and increased relaxation before sleep. Findings suggest SPB is successfully delivered via smartphones, positively influences stress management, sleep and performance, and may be a simple tool for practitioners and athletes to utilize
U2 - 10.1080/21520704.2023.2194256
DO - 10.1080/21520704.2023.2194256
M3 - Article
SN - 2152-0704
VL - 15
SP - 149
EP - 164
JO - Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
JF - Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
IS - 3
ER -