The Effect of Imagery Exercises on Attention and Performance in Olympic Archers

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Routine Intervention: These routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants. Exercise sessions will be planned 2 days a week, every other day, for 8 weeks. It will progress progressively according to the athlete's tolerance.

Mental Imagery Intervention: Mental Imagination will be done with Recording Audio. An audio recording will last 5 minutes. The audio recording will be listened to 3 times in one session. The total visualization session will last 15 minutes in a dark and quiet room.

Breathing Exercise Intervention: Participants participating in Pranayama training will practice in a comfortable position in a quiet room at a temperature of 25 ± 2°C. The slow pranayama technique chosen is alternate nasal breathing (Nadishodhana Pranayama).

Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to for beginners in archery in to examine the effects of Imagination and breathing exercises given in addition to 8-week archery training on archery target score, postural sway, attention, hand grip, visualization and respiratory function parameters.. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Do Imagination and breathing exercises have an effect on archery target shooting score?
* Do breathing exercises positively affect shooting performance by reducing postural sway?
* Do archers' imagination skills positively affect their attention and performance?
* Do hand grip strength and reaction time positively affect shooting performance?

Participants will Routine exercises used in archery training will be applied to all participants.

Researchers will compare control group, Imagination group and meditation group to see if Control group (CG); Only routine exercise program will be applied. To the Imagination Group (IG); In addition to routine exercises, a 15-minute visualization session will be applied. Respiratory Group (SG); Breathing exercises will be applied in addition to routine exercises.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Postural Sway Assessment — Day 1 and 8 weeks later
  Postural Sway Assessment will be evaluated with SWAY Medical Balance Application
• Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters — Day 1 and 8 weeks later
  Evaluation of Respiratory Function Test Parameters will be done with spirometry test. FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC Physiological values will be recorded.
• Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance — Day 1 and 8 weeks later
  Evaluation of Archery Shooting Performance, Archery Shooting Performance Test will be used to measure shooting performance.

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