A rowing-specific mindfulness intervention: Effects on mindfulness, flow, reinvestment, and performance.

ABSTRACT: Mindfulness can benefit athletes' mindset and performance. These benefits may be enhanced by sport-specific mindfulness interventions. Accordingly, our objectives were 2-fold: first, to develop a rowing-specific mindfulness intervention, and second, to investigate its effects on mindfulness, flow, reinvestment, and rowing performance. Rowers were randomly assigned to either a 6-week rowing-specific mindfulness intervention (n = 23), which included generic and rowing-specific practices, or a control group (n = 21). Rowers completed pre-test and post-test measures of performance, mindfulness, flow, and rowing-specific reinvestment. Lastly, rowers completed an evaluation form following the intervention. The results demonstrated that the intervention group increased flow, mindful

SUBMITTER: Sparks KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9491153 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature