Psychological strategies you can use to think like an Olympian and meet your goals

Training with other athletes, adopting a positive mindset, and taking a stepping-stone approach are just some of the psychological strategies our Paris 2024 hopefuls use to overcome their resistance to exercise

Thomas Barr competes in the 400m hurdles for Ireland, pictured at his training base at the University of Limerick. Picture: Kieran Ryan-Benson. 

Many of you will have started 2024 with high hopes. This will be the year you become active and healthy and when you finally achieve the fitness goals you’ve long aspired to.

To understand what it takes to push through resistance and meet your objectives, we’ve spoken to three top sportspeople aiming to represent Ireland at this year’s Paris Olympics and a sports psychologist.