Change is inevitable, but it’s also scary. Whether you get promoted to team leader or cut from the starting lineup, your brain is programmed to produce stress. However, it's possible to become more skilled at dealing with change by building your resilience muscles. Here, board-certified family physician and TrueSport Expert, Deborah Gilboa, MD, is explaining exactly what happens to the brain when it senses a change, and how athletes can best recover and rebound from any type of change. How your brain operates with change "Your brain wants to keep...

What can we learn from swimmers who perform at a consistently high level? As it turns out, lots—here are just a few that you can apply to your own swimming: 1. Get up after you get beat down. Mike Tyson once quipped, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” While he was talking about the sting of a boxer’s glove, it’s equally applicable to the bite and disappointment that comes with coming up short on a goal. Will you be the swimmer that allows failure to...