Putting Yourself First
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Lately with the Olympics and other large scale competitions going on, there has been a lot of discussion regarding athletes mental health and their justification for taking time off or stepping back from competition. In this episode we aknowledge that athletes have to focus on both their physical and mental game in order to be successful. While injuries and medical drops are commonly accepted and sometimes ignored in athletics, impaired mental health has not been as widely accepted. At the end of the day, athletes are still human, and both their physical and mental wellbeing play a role in their performance.
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