Category: Fitness & Wellness

Fitness & Wellness

Do you feel down? Try hydrotherapy!

Hydrotherapy is an ancient practice that as the name suggests uses water for therapeutic purposes. The German naturopath Sebastian Kneipp, father of modern hydrotherapy, has created over 160 useful techniques …

Written by: Arena 1 February '17 0
Fitness & Wellness

Health and safety, health rules for the pool

If swimming is our passion, we can’t wait to put our swimsuit on and dive into the water. But we often underestimate the fact that, being a hot and humid …

Written by: Arena 12 January '17 0
Fitness & Wellness

Can swimming help you lose weight?

Let’s find out if and how swimming can help you lose weight. Today we will be looking at a subject that lots of people are interested in. But take note, …

Written by: Manuele Trezzi 4 January '17 0
Fitness & Wellness

Train while you are asleep!

For many people eight hours’ uninterrupted sleep is literally what they dream of. There is never enough time in the day, we are always in a hurry, and we only …

Written by: Valeria Molfino 22 December '16 0
Fitness & Wellness

Choosing the Right Sport for Your Child

How do you choose the right sport for your child? And how do you know if it’s time to quit? Keep these tips in mind as you weigh your options. …

Written by: Arena 28 November '16 0
Fitness & Wellness

Lap Swim for Beginners: Overcoming the Boredom of Repetition

Swimming laps is repetitive, which to some people means boredom. But there are lots of things you can do to add interest and variety to your workouts. If you ask …

Written by: Arena 21 November '16 0
Fitness & Wellness

Everything you need to know about the strange world of adult swimming

Alarm bells start to ring in the heads of adult swimmers as the time approaches for their lesson to begin: just like all good students they have the very best …

Written by: Eugenia Panettieri 16 November '16 0
Fitness & Wellness

Supplements, allies or false friends of athletic performance?

We try to understand when it is useful to supplement nutrients or when instead it is simply adequate to regulate your diet. Supplements: precious allies of athletic performance or supplements you could easily do without? In this article, we will try to shed light on a phenomenon that moves a turnover of over 2 billion euro, especially concerning sports supplements made with amino acids, vitamins and minerals.

Written by: Arena 15 November '16 0
Fitness & Wellness

Swimming and Asthma

Great swimmers of the past and present have suffered and still suffer from asthma, but this has not stopped them on their path to success. Asthma (i.e. chronic inflammation of …

Written by: Marco Borreca 11 November '16 0
Fitness & Wellness

New Trends in Aqua Fitness

Many popular fitness disciplines move from land into the water. Here are some of the newer trends that are worth checking out, from aqua yoga to Aqua Zumba. The fitness …

Written by: Arena 8 November '16 0