Recently a college athlete asked me to comment on her Swimming World article covering an intriguing TED talk about body language.
Social psychologist Amy Cuddy asks if changing your body language can affect how you feel inside. Do you think that’s possible? Dr. Cuddy’s research indicates it is!
She has found that holding “power poses” like the one below for two minutes significantly increases testosterone (thereby increasing feelings of power) and significantly decreases cortisol (thereby decreasing feelings of stress).
I encourage you to check out this fascinating TED talk. Holding power poses can help you perform at your best in school, sport, and life!