Some potential tests include the Graded Exercise Test (GXT), the Stroop Test, and the  Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (CMAAS). In a study of the effectiveness of mindfulness in sports performance, scientists looked at the endurance performance, executive functioning process and mindfulness levels of 46 student-athletes at the National Taiwan Sport University. 


Tests that Study Effectiveness of Mindfulness in Sports Performance

In a study done on 42 Division I Female Soccer and Rowing Athletes, they participated in a multi-step reporting process to determine the effects to which mindfulness meditation impacted their sport intervention. Researchers utilized the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS), Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), The Positive Affect, Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) as the participants completed a twelve sessions of mindfulness meditation (30 minutes each). While this study does not focus on improved performance directly, the mindfulness meditation intervention positively affected the emotions of the intervention group from their self-reported scores while the other athletes without the mindfulness intervention reported more negative emotions. Therefore these results indicate that a combination of shorter sessions (30 minutes) of MM may potentially improve a person’s mindfulness.

Meditation and Sports: Division I Female Athletes

Some useful types of meditation for maximizing athletic performance include focused attention meditation (FAM) and open monitoring meditation (OMM). FAM refers to centering one’s attention on a particular object whereas OMM includes a more broad meditation where the mind is free to explore their wandering thoughts without focusing on one specific experience or object.

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Meditation is one method that can be useful when assisting athletes to execute at their peak performance while lowering their stress and anxiety levels.

Meditation & Athletic Performance

Colzato, L.S., Kibele, A. How Different Types of Meditation Can Enhance Athletic Performance Depending on the Specific Sport Skills. J Cogn Enhanc 1, 122–126 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-017-0018-3

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