TY - JOUR T1 - The Effects of Physical and Mental Anxiety Reduction Techniques on Athletes AU - Zourmand, Gholamreza AU - Changzhu, Qi JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 12 IS - 6 SP - 1474 EP - 1478 PY - 2017 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2017.1474.1478 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.1474.1478 KW - Anxiety KW -body KW -mental KW -students KW -athletes AB - The aim of this research was examination some methods to reduction anxiety base on apply muscles and mind. Statistical population of this study included all male athlete’s students in single and team sports. Sample includes 9 group of student athletes with age 18-28 that selected randomly and cluster (n = 20). Measurement tool of this study is Sports Personality Questionnaire (SPQ 20). Subjects divided into a control and experimental athlete groups for 8 weeks, three sessions a week and 30-45 min per session and regular activities are designed. Results showed significant difference between control and experimental groups, body and mental methods, body methods, mental methods between pre-post tests in some methods between single and team sports to reduction sport anxiety of athletes. According to results body methods that used most muscles and had most physiological changes had most effective to reduction anxiety and increase self-concept and self-esteem in athletes. ER -