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How to Recognise and Cope With Performance Anxiety Before Your PFA
Is your PFA's date approaching and you want to understand non-fitness reasons that could inhibit your success? Read on.
How to Recognise and Cope With Performance Anxiety Before Your PFA
5/18/2022
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What Is Performance Anxiety?
How To Recognise Performance Anxiety
- Tremors. Maybe when you hold a pen, your hands shake, or when you need to stand still your foot twitches.
- Increased Hear Rate. Adrenaline and cortisol are two hormones that can make your heart race, and when you are anxious, your body produces more of these hormones.
- Hyperventilation. You might feel like you can't breathe or are choking.
- Tense Muscles. You might feel like your muscles are so tight that they hurt, and you might also feel stiffness and pain in your neck and head.
- Stomach Issues. When you're in "fight-or-flight mode," your body may rush digestion to use all of its resources to help you stay alive. You might feel cramps and have a strong urge to go to the bathroom.
- Intense Fear of Failing. When you think about the assessment, you might think of the worst thing that could happen. You might be afraid of letting down your family, training buddies or making people laugh at you.
- Concentration Issues. You might have trouble focusing on your PFA because you're too focused on what others will think about your performance.
- Overthinking . You might feel a mind block when trying to remember how to do the exercises you've practised a million times.
- Less Self-Confidence. You might start to doubt your skills and wonder if you really can pass the test.
What You Can Do to Cope and Perform Your Best
- increased heart rate even during rest
- frequent mood changes
- having armful thoughts
- experiencing panic attacks
Conclusion
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