Various ways athlete could use visualization in exercise settings
- Technique: visualization to help develop perfect exercise technique, so athlete can imagine
themselves doing exercise correctly
- Routine: visualization to help develop routing plans out step and moves
- Context: visualization to create a particular scene or environment
- Appearance images: athlete can imagine their body as they would like it to be
- Competitive outcomes: athlete can visualize ideal performance in competition, for
example winning a race or any competitive even, this help to
prepare them mentally for the event.
- Fitness and health outcomes: these are images related to fitness and health
- Emotion and feelings: images that increase arousal and excitement or reduce stress and
nervousness depending what the athlete needs
- Self-efficacy: images that provides positive self-image and confidence to help athlete
sustain workout