RELAXATION TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY IN JIU-JITSU ATHLETES

This research addresses the relaxation techniques that can be used in athletes and other professionals to reduce stress and anxiety. This research aimed to analyze the benefits of the practice of relaxation in Jiu-Jitsu athletes from a gym in the north of Manaus, using a quantitative and qualitative approach of a descriptive nature. Relaxation techniques, Beck's anxiety inventory, Lipp's adult stress inventory and semi-structured interviews were used as instruments. The relaxation techniques used in the research were: progressive, passive and breathing. To verify the quantitative data, the statistical-descriptive strategy was applied and for the analysis of the qualitative data, the content analysis. In the results obtained, it was found that 100% of the participants had pathological stress and anxiety. With the application of relaxation techniques during the athletes 'training, a significant improvement was obtained in relation to the participants' stress and anxiety.