http://bonesball.com Mind The Sport Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:11:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://bonesball.com/in-the-zone/comment-page-1/#comment-48 BonesBall Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:11:01 +0000 http://bonesball.com/?p=701#comment-48 You make a good point Nick, but I feel there is a definite difference between the "zone state" between sports and say video games. I totally agree that video games can produce a "flow" state, but I believe there is a major difference with sports. While video games can produce a mindset change, they do not involve the physical realm. As a personal trainer, I'm sure that you know of the powers that "being in motion" can produce. There is just something unique that can occur when your blood is pumping and your whole body is taking part in the experience. No doubt though that other realms, like office workers or painters, can achieve a zone state, but I do not believe that these states are at the same heightened level as a sport's zone. So, I guess the difference would be that sport's can induce "being in THE zone" versus other realms inducing "being in A zone". You make a good point Nick, but I feel there is a definite difference between the “zone state” between sports and say video games. I totally agree that video games can produce a “flow” state, but I believe there is a major difference with sports. While video games can produce a mindset change, they do not involve the physical realm. As a personal trainer, I’m sure that you know of the powers that “being in motion” can produce. There is just something unique that can occur when your blood is pumping and your whole body is taking part in the experience. No doubt though that other realms, like office workers or painters, can achieve a zone state, but I do not believe that these states are at the same heightened level as a sport’s zone. So, I guess the difference would be that sport’s can induce “being in THE zone” versus other realms inducing “being in A zone”.

]]> http://bonesball.com/in-the-zone/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Nick Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:19:21 +0000 http://bonesball.com/?p=701#comment-47 Not that I play video games or even a video game advocate, but I strongly disagree with you not being able to get into the zone unless you are playing a sport. Artists, such as muscians and painters are well documentated and acknowledged to get into a "flow" or zone state. I would imagine and have heard of gamers reaching the same state. Mihály Csíkszentmihályi is famous for his work on the flow state with spiritual experiences and zone states with people multi tasking in an office setting. As an athlete and professional trainer, my experience is more similar to yours. Not that I play video games or even a video game advocate, but I strongly disagree with you not being able to get into the zone unless you are playing a sport. Artists, such as muscians and painters are well documentated and acknowledged to get into a “flow” or zone state. I would imagine and have heard of gamers reaching the same state. Mihály Csíkszentmihályi is famous for his work on the flow state with spiritual experiences and zone states with people multi tasking in an office setting.
As an athlete and professional trainer, my experience is more similar to yours.

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