Your Online Tennis Coach Martha Garzon
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Former Professional Tennis Player and coach Martha Garzon and co-host Dr. Ann Marie Balkanski discuss strategies on how to make your mind your best ally on the tennis court.
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The importance of SLEEP for tennis players
In this episode I spoke with Dr. Prickett CEO of Concierge Medicine about how crucial sleep is for all of us particularly for tennis players. She discusses multiple studies that have been done on sleep regarding how many hours of sleep are necessary, the consistency of going to bed at the same time, practices to enhance the benefits that sleep brings you. We go in detail about the consequences of not getting enough sleep in particular how lack of sleep will affect our rapid respon...
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The physical and mental effects of heat related illnesses on tennis players
Heat illnesses are unfortunately a very common occurrence on the tennis court. They not only affect us physically, but mentally they can lower our ability to perform 100% when we decide to push through them rather than stop. On this episode Dr. Caitlin Prickett and I discuss the three most common heat related illnesses, dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. We discuss the causes, the symptoms, the consequences and how to avoid all this by being proactive when we star...
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You can conquer CHOCKING on the tennis court
Understanding what chocking is and its close relationship with anxiety will help you handle it when it happens to you. In this video you will learn to recognize what causes chocking and how to practice mental endurance to overcome it when it starts creeping up. #tennis #tenniscoach #tennistips #sportspsychology #chocking #tennispodcast #yonex #youronlinetenniscoach #diadora #tenis
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How to BREATHE on the tennis court
Dr. Balkanski and I discuss the power of #breathing to maximize #performance during matchplay. Learn breathing techniques that will calm you down in different situations on the #tenniscourt. #tennis #tennistips #tenniscoach #sportspsychology #tenis #youronlinetenniscoach #tennispodcast
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Sauna will improve physical and mental performance
Guest Dr. Prickett and I discuss the medical benefits of #sauna for tennis players, one them being adding more oxygen to your blood which will definitely make us not only perform bette, but think clearly. She shares the story about a study performed on a top junior tennis player that provided amazing results. Here is the link to the study: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Adding-sauna-bathing-after-endurance-training%3A-a-Novak-Tudor/12e1fa16c6f1e2b597febbea9de1b02338eac086#te...
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Thrive on pressure on the court
Guest #DavidChen, @davidchenofficialc4721 top ranked #GLTA #tennisplayer shares his experience going #viral at the #usopen2020 in the middle of covid 19 having a blast #dancing in the stands while watching his friend #SachiaVickery. He shares his experience with other #WTA players about the real life on the #wtatour. He also shares his personal experience playing tennis on how to thrive on the pressure from competing. He also discusses how the consistency in his #tenni...