![]() ![]() A Sound Mind is a mind that notices, accepts and respects this stress response.We must embrace it and learn to have a sound mind so we can navigate it in a more positive way. As such, stress helps us be ready and perform. This is a finely tuned system that allows us to activate energy and oxygen and quickly transport it to where it’s needed most (our heart, lungs, muscles, and brain) not to the things we don’t need right at that moment such as digestion and sleep. adrenaline and cortisol) so we can contend with whatever the demand/stressor is. When we experience these things our autonomic nervous system is switched on we have a rush of hormones and neurotransmitters (e.g. Stress is an insidious and ever-present part of life coming from work, family, sport or competition demands. With a healthy mind, we will be motivated to move however we desire and when we move our bodies, we move our minds to become optimistic, energised and clear. The two go together and are inextricably linked. BUT just as Mr Kihachiro believed, I too believe and know that when we are sound in mind, we are sound in body. We are limited in how we train, exercise, work, play and see family and friends. Onitsuka, inspiring his dedication to making athletic shoes with the aim of nurturing healthy minds and bodies of young people through sports in post-war Japan.Īnd so the mantra “Sound Mind, Sound Body was born”.įorty-five years later and once again we are faced with unprecedented uncertainty and stress. These words made a deep impression on founder Mr. ![]() ASICS - the name is inspired by the acronym for the Latin expression "Anima Sana In Corpore Sano" ("You should pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body"). ![]()
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