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Dementia risk and aerobic exercise
Aerobic exercise can play a significant part in reducing the likelihood of dementia, new research has demonstrated.
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How exercise boosts our attitude to work
Productivity at work can be increased by carrying out regular exercise, a new study by researchers in Sweden has concluded.
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Put on your dancing shoes and cha-cha-cha your problems away
With the return of Strictly Come Dancing to our screens Dr Peter Lovatt of the University of Hertfordshire looks at the long lasting appeal of dance and how it can have physical and psychological benefits.
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Bobby Fischer Against the World reviewed
“Chess doesn’t drive people mad: it keeps mad people sane,” the journalist and former British chess champion Bill Hartston once said.
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Exercise helps people with depression
Exercise is able to act as effectively as a second medication for many people experiencing depression.
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The Tour de France: Grace under pressure
With the Tour de France due to finish in Paris on Sunday, a Chartered Psychologist has been talking about the physical – and mental – effort required of the competing cyclists.
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Sport helps children develop as citizens
Positive sporting experiences can play an important role in a child's development, it has been found.
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Get in the swing of it
As The Open Championship is in full swing, our hopes of a British contender winning the Claret Jug are high with the likes of Lee
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The psychological approaches that give players a winning edge in golf
With the first round of the British Open taking place on Thursday at the Royal St George's course in Sandwich, sports psychologists have been discussing mental approaches that can give golfers a winning edge.
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Sport can reduce aggression in boys
Participating in sport can help to play a role in reducing aggression in young boys, new research has found.
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Men showing off during football matches?
Men participating in games of football may be showing off by 'staging themselves', new research has suggested.
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Integrating psychological skills into sport and exercise injury rehabilitation: applying theory to practice
This workshop will provide an awareness of psychological factors underlying sport and exercise injuries.
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Using Hypnosis to Enhance Personal and Group Confidence
In many performance settings (e.g., sport, business) confidence is an important determinant of performance.  Across a range of settings individuals and teams who have a belief in their ability to succeed perform better because of increased ef
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John Amaechi OBE is a Society member
John Amaechi – former NBA basketball star, social entrepreneur and member of the British Psychological Society – was awarded an OBE for his services to sport and to the voluntary sector  in the recent Birt
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Does Murraymania mean Andy Murray will never win Wimbledon?
Each year, as Andy Murray progresses through the early rounds of Wimbledon, the nation experiences Murraymania. But could that weight of expectation be making it less likely that he will ever win the title? Chartered psychologist Dr Barry Cripps thinks the pressures are huge:
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Birthday Honours for psychologists
Congratulations are due to several psychologists and at least one psychology graduate, who were recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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The Olympics and inter-cultural discord
One World, One Dream - that was the official slogan of the Beijing Olympics of 2008. The words encapsulate an aspiration of the Olympic movement, to bring about global harmony through the medium of elite sport. But onto that sweeping canvas of rosy idealism, a team of researchers led by Shirley Cheng have just cast a bucket-full of reality. Their new study shows that the 2008 Olympics deepened people's perception of inter-cultural differences and entrenched their in-group loyalty, at least through the eyes of the Chinese.
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Exercise improves child and adult well-being
How physical activity can improve children's and adult's psychological well-being has been explored at the British Psychological Society's Annual Conference in Glasgow.
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Sport and exercise psychology
Handbook (2012/13) Accreditation handbook - sport and exercise psychology programmes (pdf)
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How losing can increase your chances of winning
When is losing the route to winning? When you're losing by just a little.
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Feel the burn and feel better
Strenuous exercise may be unpleasant at the time but once you have recovered it leads to improvements in mood compared to less strenuous exercise.
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Athletes are more skilled at crossing the road than non-athletes
They impress on the sports field with their rapid reactions and fancy footwork, but do athletes' abilities translate to the real world?
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Sport & Exercise psychology
The Society offers two qualifications in Sport and  Exercise Psychology. Completing both qualifications gives you the necessary post-graduate training to achieve the Society’s Chartered Status and be eligible to apply for registration
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Becoming a sport & exercise psychologist
What do sport and exercise psychologists do? What they do It is rare for individuals to practise in both sport and exercise psychology. Though some exceptions exist, they generally specialise in one or the other.
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Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology
The Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology (DSEP)
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