30 Why You Should Try Meditating While Running and How to Do It
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Running is as much mental as it is physical. That’s why A New Mantra: Letting the words that move you evolve as you do adopting a mantra (or several) as a tool to fight fatigue and the internal struggles that come with it. A mantra helps to ground a runner, and reinforce their focus and belief in their own ability. We’ve gathered 30 of our most inspirational favorites, as well as a collection of our best writing on the art and science of mantras, for those looking to learn more.

Jacob joined Runner’s World and Bicycling We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back after graduating from Northwestern University in 2018, where he studied journalism. His work focuses mainly on news and service pieces for both audiences, with the occasional foray into Races - Places and product reviews. Voices in My Head: When we’re physically spent, our mental toughness kicks in Download Your Training Plan How Embracing Slow Runs Helped Me Go Farther.

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