What makes an athlete artistic?
We have a tendency to consider creativity as a cognitive capability, however a new examine offers proof that it could be extra bodily than psychological. It asks whether or not artistic play in soccer was higher predicted by checks of “divergent considering”, or bodily abilities like dribbling and passing.
Divergent considering has beforehand been examined by having gamers watch movies of sport conditions, freezing the video, after which asking the participant to consider as many potential good performs as doable beneath time stress. Some gamers are higher at this than others, however they’re no extra artistic on the sphere. And getting higher at this check would not enhance precise efficiency. In contrast, primary abilities like dribbling, passing and taking pictures correlated nicely with on-field creativity.
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The outcomes assist the speculation {that a} broad repertoire of motor abilities performs an important position in performing artistic actions in sports activities … When gamers are much less constrained by their motor abilities, they’ve extra choices for motion and, consequently, extra prospects to carry out artistic actions (i.e., purposeful actions past present requirements). This notion is consistent with the idea of affordances …
within the area of sports activities—the place artistic options are expressed on the spot by way of embodied actions—a person’s competence to generate divergent concepts per se fails to elucidate precise artistic habits.
The paper additionally acknowledges that there could also be different components concerned in creativity that contain staff dynamics, social components, and emotional state.
Metabolic syndrome and tendons
Metabolic syndrome entails a cluster of associated situations akin to weight problems, hypertension, arthrosclerosis, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and diabetes. Right here’s a current paper wanting on the connection between metabolic well being and tendon well being. Some key factors:
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Metabolic syndrome has a robust affiliation with a wide range of musculoskeletal issues, together with skeletal muscle illness, osteoarthritis, bone fractures, and