Psychology for sport, exercise and health - Anastasiya Khomutova

06/07/2025

Had a lovely long run today whilst listening to the 'The Anxious generation' book. And I thought how nice it would be not to be addicted to Instagram!

💫 And so I'm taking an Instagram detox, for at least a month, ideally for the whole summer ☀️

📌 In an unlikely event of anyone needing to get in touch with me meanwhile - email me, call me, or send a pigeon 😆

03/06/2025

Hyrox in Cardiff done ✔️
First solo race 💪🏻
Struggled with all the 'easy' stations (well, those that are usually easy for me) 🙈
And dealt really well with the stations that are usually challenging 🤷‍♀️
Really want to complete the race again, if I can only get the tickets! 😄

Sport psychology reflection: mental prep was on point, accepted all negative thoughts and embraced the moment!

Can't wait to train again with , just need to wait for the DOMS to magically disappear 😆

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29/05/2025

This is a crazy face of a person who's been having meetings and calls all day in English, Czech and Ukrainian 🤯

asked me today if I ever forget words when I speak to people❓️

❗️The answer is EVERY TIME 😆 It's like there is a box with that word in my mind, I know where to find it, but somehow it's EMPTY🤷‍♀️

🙈 Honestly, sometimes I stop midsentence, and it takes me a few seconds to remember what I'm trying to say and which language I should use for it

🧠 So, if I ever teach, or present, or just chat to you and I go silent - laugh with me because my brain, most probably, is in a panic mode 😁

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28/04/2025

💥 This morning I had a great (albeit brief!) opportunity to discuss at people's motivation to do endurance events

😉 And I obviously had to casually mention that I did London marathon last year (one marathon = bragging rights forever!)

📻 You can listen via link https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002bhfm, start at 10:38

💪🏻 Kudos to presenter for pronouncing my name!

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02/04/2025

😀 When I was invited by BBC Radio 2 Sussex to talk about Ukraine, sport and psychology, I couldn't believe my luck!
⏰️ it was so much fun, and 20 minutes went by very quickly
🏃‍♀️ If you want to hear my story about a person who used to skip PE classes and now pays money to enter running races - here's the link https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kxgby6
It starts at 2:07
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30/03/2025

is almost here!
💥All the hard training is done, tapering has started, so you can distract yourself with reading these psychological tips for running your race next Sunday!
💪🏻 link in bio
♥️ if nothing else, take the advice from the last photo 😉






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28/03/2025

Being back to life after 3 days of migraine (meaning not being able to stand up or eat any food) brings back all the lovely things that you may take for granted:
💪🏻 6am exercise class
🐶 walking the dog at 7am when it rains
🍳☕️ having a favourite breakfast with coffee that never tasted so good
📚 even 8.30am meeting was a joy!

I promise to value all of these things again, no need for more migraine please 🙏 😉

10/03/2025

Are you excited about FEPSAC congress 2026 in Romania? So are we, so we are off to Timisoara this week to meet up with the organisers, check the venues (and caterers!) and present on sport psychology to attract more local attendees.

Watch this space for the updates!

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21/02/2025

⚠️ Sport psychology in practice: is it about teaching mental skills or providing more substantial long-term therapeutic support? Do we even have to pick one side, or can we just move around the continuum?

🔺️ Your answer can depend on many factors, including your education, competencies, philosophical approach, organisational environment, clients' requests and so on...

📚 I'm reading this book now, which is an interesting example of perhaps a middle ground between two sides, and I wanted to recommend it here

❓️ And how do you see your role as a sport psychologist?
Does the nature of your work make you focus more on mental skills training or long-term therapeutic relationships?

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25/12/2024

Where else could I possible be on a Christmas morning? 🤔
Parkrun, of course🏃‍♀️

01/12/2024

What an amazing experience! Doing Hyrox in London with 🥳

It was a humbling experience as it was much harder than I expected. Everything hurts today, but it was worth it - so much fun! 💥

Well done to for being such a superhero and racing with her calf pulled ❤️

A massive thanks to and for training support, you guys are the best 💪🏻🔥