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Can We Train To GetIn The Zone? In The Zone, as many athletes will tell you, is the only place to be. Nothing quite compares to this experience of a peak performance at your peak fitness. Many studies have researched athlete’s experiences in this state. Regardless of their sport they have found many similarities in the words they use to describe their experience. Can we use their findings to give us some idea of how we can open the door a little wider to enter into it?A review of these studies to date identifies seven common characteristics of a Zone experience. Athletes reported they …  were totally absorbed in the activity  experienced an inner clarity  had a sense of ecstasy and being outside everyday reality  were in the moment, focused on the present  felt a deep passion for the activity  had a sense of serenity, no anxiety about their performance  had no sense of effort – it just happenedhttp://www.fitness-programs-for-life.com/in_the_zone.html