How to overcome your exercise slump

1. Manage Stress
Our brains have trouble distinguishing between mental and physical stress. Psychological pressures outside the gym can hurt your physical performance as much as a serious injury.

2. Don't Overthink
Just let it happen. While mastering basic mechanics is crucial, overanalyzing your game could be doing more harm than good.

3. Leave Work at Work
Work worries affect your ability to concentrate. Leave office politics out of your exercise routine.

4. Concentrate on the Positive
In order to overcome your slump, you need to believe you can. Drawing from your known strengths, you can channel that confidence to improve your game.

5. Forget the Past
You can only control your performance in the present.

6. Balance your Practice Schedule
Practice might make perfect, but too much practice can leave you feeling burned out or frustrated. Take a break and reflect on why you play the game.

7. Embrace Shortcomings
You're not perfect. The sooner you view shortcomings as an opportunity for improvement, rather than a failure, the better off you will be.

8. Set Realistic Goals
Create a plan to beat your slump with realistic goals. Identify your problem areas and craft a method to improve.