Mental and Physical Fitness for Sailing

by Alan Beggs, John Derbyshire, and Sir John Whitmore

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This book describes the psychological strategies the world class sailors use to set goals, manage stress and build confidence. Part 3 contains photo sequences of sailing-specific exercises that can be used to build an individual training programme.* Set goals for confidence building and competition.* Learn effective self-talk and straight thinking.* Make stress work for you, not against you.* Harness the power of visualisation.* Learn to stay focussed so that you can cope with distractions.* Build and maintain the on-boat relationships that really work.* Plan your own fitness programme.* Aerobic and Anaerobic exercises.* Recognise the value of rest and recovery. Learn now to train both on the water and in the gym.
  • ISBN10 0906754941
  • ISBN13 9780906754948
  • Publish Date 9 December 1993
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 15 August 2013
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Fernhurst Books Limited
  • Imprint Fernhurst Books
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 96
  • Language English