Meditation for pain and sport

[Another connection between the mind and physical performance](https://betterhumans.coach.me/meditating-under-duress-how-to-overcome-any-pain-and-use-mindfulness-to-become-a-total-badass-cd576b733c76):

> By the end of the cold shower you will have experienced all of the negative sensations without any of the negative perceptions. You’ve eliminated the fear and whining that a normal person would associate with a cold shower…

> Competitive runners don’t feel less pain than you — they feel much more. It just doesn’t bother them…

One tip I’ve started doing is when pedaling hard, to wiggle my fingers and toes. Because, hey, if I can still wiggle my toes it can’t be that bad, right?

([previously](http://bob.ryskamp.org/brain/?p=5362))