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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. …

Written by: arena coaches 27 April '17 0

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Just for Women

Swimming makes you beautiful: how to fight imperfections lap after lap

Virtually every woman, when looking in the mirror, sees thousands of faults and is often at war with her own reflection, and trying to please yourself every day can become …

Written by: Arena 22 April '17 0

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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 …

Written by: arena coaches 20 April '17 0

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Triathlon & Open Water

Triathlon: 5 secrets nobody will tell you before your first race

Do you remember what it feels like to set off on a long holiday without the slightest idea what to pack? Well, remember that feeling because you might feel the …

Written by: Valeria Molfino 14 April '17 0

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Fitness & Wellness

3 reasons to take your child to the swimming pool

You can take your child to the swimming pool from the very tender age of three months and enrol them on a useful, playful and instructive swimming course. Many paediatricians …

Written by: Marco Borreca 14 April '17 0

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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 …

Written by: arena coaches 13 April '17 0

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Triathlon & Open Water

Road to Kona – Diary of an Ironman, March 2017

I am already halfway there. Time passes quickly. And soon the first “test” races will begin. I cannot wait! After months and months of training with my head down in …

Written by: Laura Strappaveccia 7 April '17 0

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Fitness & Wellness

Swimming and back pain, exposing the clichés

Swimming has many benefits both physical and psychological. It is a complete sport, suitable for all ages and is useful for increasing muscle tone, strengthening bones and even the skeletal …

Written by: Arena 7 April '17 0

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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 …

Written by: arena coaches 4 April '17 0

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Training & Technique

The swimming formula – science explains how to go faster

v = (Pm*Ep)/D At first this strange formula would appear to have nothing to do with swimming in a pool, but science tells us that a swimmer’s speed is studied …

Written by: Giorgio Gatta 28 March '17 0

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