ASICS PROVE THE INCREASING POWER OF TENNIS TO RELIEVE STRESS AND INCREASE MENTAL WELFARE

World primary Iga wiątek who joins ASICS’ Uplift Court docket stated: “Being on the tennis courtroom is the place I really feel most snug. It takes me again to my childhood, hitting the ball and feeling my happiness, which is a superb expertise as a this week’s opener. So seeing all these guys come out and play with us at ASICS was nice. You possibly can see that individuals are feeling extra free and actually releasing their stress on the pitch.”

dr. Brendon Stubbs added: “This new experiment advances our understanding of the ability of tennis to extend stress and constructive emotions. Prior analysis proof is poor and the design of this experimental research offers a robust illustration of the constructive influence of tennis on individuals’s stress and psychological well being over a brief time frame. Because of the excessive ranges of stress famous within the ASICS research, the potential for tennis to play an essential position in addressing that is very well timed and the findings are essential.”

Uplift Court docket contributors have been requested to price their degree of stress over the previous month utilizing a validated scale earlier than heading to the courtroom. Contributors then performed quarter-hour and 9 seconds of tennis, in line with the findings of the ASICS International State of Thoughts Index*, earlier than finishing an up to date model of the ‘stress check’ to seize their post-match stress and emotional well being.

Gary Raucher Govt Vice President, ASICS EMEA stated: “At ASICS, we’re on a mission to assist individuals expertise the advantages of motion within the thoughts. Uplift Court docket offers a pleasurable launch for individuals in Paris but additionally supported by knowledge. This experiment confirms what we already consider, that selecting up a tennis racket and enjoying for simply quarter-hour and 9 seconds can scale back stress and make individuals really feel happier. We want extra individuals at Paris and around the globe will flip to tennis to carry their minds and enhance their psychological well-being.”

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ABOUT ASICS

Headquartered in Kobe, Japan, ASICS is a number one designer, producer and retailer of high-performance athletic footwear, attire and equipment. Based in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, the corporate identify is derived from the Latin phrase Anima Sana In Corpore Sano (“Wholesome Thoughts in a Wholesome Physique”), and it continues to information the actions of the group as a complete. ASICS has regional operations in JapanAmerican, Europeand Oceania, in addition to South, East, and Southeast Asia, distributing merchandise to greater than 150 nations and areas around the globe. The corporate additionally operates the basic Onitsuka Tiger shoe and the outside model HAGLÖFS.

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INDEX METHODOLOGY:

The index was commissioned by ASICS and carried out by RWB and BF Media. All surveys have been carried out between 21^st and 25^th April 2022. The pattern consisted of 503 Parisians.

* Concerning the ASICS Thoughts State Index

The State of Thoughts Index is the primary research carried out by ASICS to take a look at the connection between State of Thoughts and train worldwide. The State of Thoughts Index is a rating of 100, calculated primarily based on the cumulative common rating throughout ten cognitive and emotional traits – together with positivity, content material, relaxed, targeted, and calm. Carried out by Edelman Knowledge & Insights, the research was carried out amongst a complete pattern dimension of 37,000 respondents in 16 nations globally – nationally consultant by age, gender and area in every market. The nations included on this research are Australia, Brazil, China, France, German, India, Italy, Japan, Dutch, Singapore, Spanish, Sweden, ThailandUAE, UK & United States of America. The small print of the generations included within the research are as follows:

• Pattern dimension: 2,510
• Boomers & Silent (older technology) – 57+
• Gen X – 41-56
• Millennials – 24-40
• Gen Z – 18-24

**About Uplift Court docket Stress Take a look at

Members of the general public and the media have been invited to participate on this novel experiment. Contributors accomplished nameless knowledge assortment earlier than and after the occasion. Contributors have been anonymously requested to price their degree of perceived stress the day earlier than the occasion throughout the previous month utilizing a perceived stress scale. Contributors have been additionally requested to price their degree of satisfaction, happiness, and the way relaxed they felt on a scale from 0 (under no circumstances) to 100 (utterly). Contributors then have interaction in an Uplift Court docket expertise and play tennis for quarter-hour 9 seconds. After leaving the courtroom, contributors accomplished an up to date model of the perceived stress scale to price their present degree of stress and price their present emotions of satisfaction, happiness, and leisure. Adjustments in perceived stress, satisfaction, happiness and leisure have been calculated throughout teams as share variations from earlier than the occasion to after enjoying tennis to particularly determine adjustments in every final result that have been related to enjoying tennis. These pre- and post-test measurements utilizing sturdy measures present an correct remoted measure of final result change. This hands-on experiment is the primary on this planet to reliably measure the consequences of stress earlier than and after enjoying tennis.

Anima Sana In Corpore Sano, which implies “Wholesome Thoughts in Wholesome Physique,” is the traditional Latin phrase that gave ASICS the origin and the essential platform on which the model nonetheless stands. The corporate was based greater than 60 years in the past by Kihachiro Onitsuka and is now a number one designer and producer of trainers, in addition to different athletic footwear, attire and equipment. For extra data, go to www.asics.com.

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