Medical Xpress - Psychology & Psychiatry News Harnessing a personal rivalry can boost an individuals athletic performance We can all think of great sports rivals: tennis players Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras, swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, or basketball players Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. These fierce, personal rivalries seem worlds apart from a hometown 5K race. Yet even local races often produce rivals who push each other to higher levels of performance, according to new research that surveyed runners and used data from 184 races. ift.tt/eA8V8J
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 16:44:15 +0000