The arena swimming blog

Training & Technique

13 “dry-land” exercises for swimmers

We have already mentioned the importance of dryland workouts for preventing injuries, warming up for a training session and then cooling down afterwards. Today we will be looking at some …

Written by: arena coaches 20 June '17

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How to increase lung capacity for swimming: swimmer coming up for air

Training & Technique

Do not get out of breath!

Why you need to improve your lung capacity and how to do so. Before tacking this subject, I would like to make a suggestion: take a look at a video …

Written by: arena coaches 16 June '17

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Training & Technique

3 simple exercises for strengthening your arms

We have already seen how to strengthen your lower limbs by performing exercises either in the pool and/or at the poolside. Using the same method, let’s see how we can …

Written by: arena coaches 13 June '17

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A Swimmer's life

You wouldn’t understand unless you’re a swimmer: coaching children!

As is the case with many of my fellow swimmers, during my teenage years I developed an interest in coaching. Apparently training nine times a week just wasn’t enough pool …

Written by: Rebecca Gillis 9 June '17

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Training & Technique

Creative exercises using arena tools

Let’s virtually open your bag of tools and see how to use them creatively! Over the last few months we have learned to use various arena tools in a conventional …

Written by: arena coaches 6 June '17

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Fitness & Wellness

Little swimmers grow up: Do you know everything about water safety?

How many times have you heard that “swimming is good for correcting children’s posture” or that “it is vital for children to strengthen their muscles”? All true, certainly, but swimming …

Written by: Arena 26 April '17

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Just for Women

Getting Ready for Summer: Burning Extra Calories at the Pool

Swimming is a great way to lose weight and get in shape. See how many calories you burn with the various strokes and with other water sports at the pool. …

Written by: Arena 21 April '17

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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

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A Swimmer's life

Race day and…everything that can go wrong!

Sooner or later everybody, beginners and more experienced swimmers alike, will inevitably have something go wrong on race day. Here is what might happen and how to deal with it …

Written by: Valeria Molfino 19 April '17

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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 14 April '17

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