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Podcast: Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast
Episode: Dr Philip Hurst: The Placebo and Nocebo Effect on Sports Performance
Description: Join us for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Philip Hurst, former middle-distance runner and current academic from the School of Psychology and Life Sciences at Canterbury University. We discuss the intriguing world of the 'placebo effect', its negative counterpart - the 'nocebo effect' and their impact on sports performance. Drawing from his research and experience, Dr. Hurst shares the significance of these effects in the medical world and how they have the potential to shape athlete performance. We probe the mind-body connection and its influence on performance plus Dr. Hurst elaborates on how coaches and athletes can...