Trial reportJournal of sports science & medicine2021
Effect of Mindfulness Training on Fatigue and Recovery in Elite Volleyball Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Follow-Up Study.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does music counteract mental fatigue? A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Promoting Athletic Performance and Related Factors among Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- How to Tackle Mental Fatigue: A Systematic Review of Potential Countermeasures and Their Underlying Mechanisms.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for the Recovery of Mental Fatigue: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Mental Fatigue and Basketball Performance: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- The recovery effect of acute aerobic exercise and music intervention on working memory under mental fatigue.Experimental brain research · 2025Trial
- Physiological and performance adaptations to beta alanine supplementation and short sprint interval training in volleyball players.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Effects of brief mindfulness intervention on mental fatigue and recovery in basketball tactical performance.PloS one · 2024Trial
- Time to Blow the Whistle on Mental Fatigue in Soccer Referees: A Current Opinion on the Impact of Cognitive and Physical Demands on Performance and Training Interventions.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Psychological recovery paths of players within a team: a decision tree-assisted longitudinal analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Effects of long-term mindfulness meditation training on attentional capacity in professional male fencer athletes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Effects of group mindfulness intervention on high-level distance runners: a quasi-experimental study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Physical activity as a protective factor in the mood of children and adolescents: association with overweight and obesity.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Mental Fatigue and Sports Performance of Athletes: Theoretical Explanation, Influencing Factors, and Intervention Methods.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of Mild Fatigue on Biomechanics of Single Leg Landing in Young Male Volleyball Players.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Neurofeedback Training Protocols in Sports: A Systematic Review of Recent Advances in Performance, Anxiety, and Emotional Regulation.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Sporting Mind: The Interplay of Physical Activity and Psychological Health.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Dreaming while awake: The beneficial effects of yoga Nidra on mental and physical recovery in two elite karate athletes.Heliyon · 2024Article
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Abstract
Volleyball is a team sport with high physical and perceptual-cognitive demand, hence, increasing the perception of physical and mental fatigue during a competition. To alleviate fatigue (physical and mental), mindfulness and music have been proposed. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of mindfulness-based mental versus music training on mental fatigue, physical fatigue, and recovery in elite competitive female volleyball athletes using a randomized two-controlled study with follow-up. Participants were 30 elite female Brazilian volleyball athletes. Athletes were randomly assigned to the following groups: 1) mindfulness-based mental training group (MBMT); 2) music-based training group (MBT); or 3) control group (CG). Three variables were evaluated as follows: 1) recovery based on total quality recovery; 2) mental fatigue visual analog scale; and 3) physical fatigue visual analog scale. Regarding recovery, there was no difference between the MBMT, MBT, and CG groups (p > 0.05). A difference in mental fatigue was noted between MBT and CG at follow-up [F(2,26) = 5.71, p = 0.009; large]. Regarding physical fatigue, there was no difference between the MBMT, MBT, and CG groups (p > 0.05). The mindfulness intervention effectively attenuated the mental fatigue caused by competition in volleyball athletes. These results will assist coaches and staff in providing fatigue management and reinforce the applicability of mental training in sports.
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