Triathlon & Open Water
From the pool to open waters: acknowledge your weaknesses and overcome them!
Let’s look at some potential weaknesses of people used to swimming in a pool and try to offer some tips for tackling open-water swimming as best possible. Adapting to new …
Training & Technique
Here is the answer to the 3 most common mistakes when swimming breaststroke
Together with the butterfly, the breaststroke is considered to be extremely tough on the lumbar region (lower back) and cervical spine (neck). What this doesn’t tell us is that, more …
Training & Technique
Strategies for racing at your best and overcoming anxiety
Races are definitely one of the hardest things an athlete has to cope with. There are various techniques for helping athletes to overcome their anxiety. Find out what they are. …
Training & Technique
Not much time for training? Here are some exercises (in and out of the water) for you! Part 3
Physical fitness and swimming training session directly by the edge of the pool for beginners and time-crunched people! Here is our third “workout tip” for all those who can only …
Training & Technique
Improve your performance with autogenous training
You can get the best out of your body using psycho-physical relaxation techniques. Find out how! We have already taken a look, several times, at those physical disciplines that can …
Training & Technique
3 alternative exercises for developing strong shoulders
This article describes three alternative exercises useful for all four swim strokes, which will help you strengthen your shoulders (and not just your shoulders). Statistically speaking, shoulder injuries are the …
Triathlon & Open Water
Endurance Sport, the importance of nutrition for recovery
Nutrition after prolonged physical exercise (over two hours) is just as important as what you eat before or during physical exertion. The issue of nutrition is a very interesting aspect …
Fitness & Wellness
4 types of food for a vegan swimmer (and swimmers in general!)
Here are 4 types of vegan food that are highly recommended for a sportsperson/swimmer. We recently discovered there really are vegan swimmers. So, let’s look at four types of food …
Triathlon & Open Water
6 tips for improving your swim leg
The racing season is almost with us. Lots of you will have spent the winter focusing on how to improve your swimming, but how many of you will really be …
Training & Technique
From non-competitive swimmer to masters athlete: how, when and why
The main reasons we go to the pool in our leisure time are: to enjoy the water, to feel good (to improve our cardiorespiratory functions, muscles and bone structure and …
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