Koichi Irisawa

Focused Attention Meditation as a Pre-Exercise Strategy for Reducing Anxiety in Speed Skaters.

Italian National Conference on Sensors January 11, 2026 Yosuke Tomita, Mari Yokoo, Kaori Shimoda et al.

Anxiety is a common psychological challenge among athletes, particularly in response to intense training sessions. This randomized crossover study investigated the immediate effects of a single session of focused attention meditation on anxiety, autonomic responses, and performance during high-intensity intermittent training (HIIT) in twenty-six university-level speed skaters. Participants...