SportMind on my journey

In the section How I feel I’m analyzing my mental status on the road with the application SportMind. I often compare and correlate such soft data with physical hard data from my Garmin watch (transferred through the Endomondo application), especially during the hardest physical performance. The hard data is to be found in the section How I Run. Let me tell you in the beginning a bit more about SportMind.

The Science Behind SportMind

SportMind is based on a sophisticated methodology CA method which has gone through 20 years of research and development. The Color-Association Method is a patented and scientifically verified psychometry-based testing method. It is composed of a combination of psychology and neuroscience. It is also being presented on international conferences on psychology. More info about the method you can find here.

How does it work?

Athletes take the short, intuitive test. They are projected a set of phrases and assign three of the eight presented colors to each of these phrases based on their current feeling about that particular phrase.

Although SportMind is designed to measure mainly sport teams, one of its profiles is available for individual athletes too. Athletes can take several diagnostics here and find out more about their current energy or psychology. The testing engine reacts to the athlete’s immediate behavior and adapts the test in real-time. It is a testing method that accurately reflects an athlete´s state of mind. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers, only the new self-awareness about yourself.

More than 20 years of research backed by over 550 000 collected results

The CA method is not only used in sport but also in Human Resources or Marketing. Myself I have used the method in both of my last companies. Based on the results we were able to analyze the working teams, their spirit, energy level, cooperation, consistency or engagement. We have built action plans which are the same important as the results themselves. I also use the method regularly for my personal diagnostic and development (not only in sport) and it often helps me to orientate in my current feelings and the overall life situation.

Runeller uses SportMind

The specific idea behind using SportMind at my world journey is simply to measure my mental status, especially before and after some of my long runs or races. To be ready and able to react to the signals of my body! I am very curious to learn about the findings and wishing you a  pleasant experience as well.

If you want to try it out…

If you would like to try the CA method yourself and in your current life situation, I can recommend you the best the Jana Švarná Talent Center. If you are interested into SportMind, an alternative for athletes, www.sportmind.com is the right address for you.