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28.2.2021 08:00 am
Developing mental strength can lift your performance to the next level
Mental toughness is a skill you can develop and work on daily.
I hope you have enjoyed the month-long journey we have taken on how to take your sports performance to the next level in terms of personal evaluation, sports science training and nutrition, and today we will look at how to develop mental grit.
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