You can get the best out of your body using psycho-physical relaxation techniques. Find out how!
We have already taken a look, several times, at those physical disciplines that can enhance your training in the water through complementary muscular workouts. We have referred to these disciplines as “dryland training” and they have included different types of physical training. What we are looking at today could be included in this category, but it is basically mental training that has enormous physical benefits.
Autogenous training is a series of relaxation exercises/techniques for the body based on mental stimulation. To give you a quick idea of what we are talking about, here’s a very quick mental exercise. Think intensely about a lemon. Can you picture it? Okay, now imagine biting into this lemon to drink its juice.
You will probably notice that you are salivating more. This is due to a form of mental stimulation causing the kind of reaction you would have if you actually bit into a real lemon.
Well, autogenous training works the same way: mental projections resulting in actual physical changes. These changes provide a layer of mental relaxation and concentration that helps replenish energy, loosen tight muscles or even get rid of tension,…
