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Fitness & Wellness

Polymyalgia rheumatica: the benefits of the swimming pool

A complicated name for a troublesome disease. What is polymyalgia rheumatica? It’s an intense inflammation of the muscles in the body. It’s a problem that can make your life quite …

Written by: Marco Borreca 15 June '18 0

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Training & Technique

Learn the correct freestyle hand position

Improve the position of your fingers during the underwater stage of your stroke. Try our exercises! How many times have you been told, “close your fingers, otherwise you won’t catch …

Written by: arena coaches 12 June '18 0

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Fitness & Wellness

Swimming as a cure for stress

Early mornings, cars, traffic, smog, computers, deadlines, long lines, rushing, shopping, delays… The list could go on for hours, but that would just make everything even more stressful. Stress is …

Written by: Marco Borreca 8 June '18 0

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Fitness & Wellness

Fitness, weight-loss and body toning: 5 busted myths

1. Calories don’t count: FALSE! Of course they do! The only way to lose weight is to put our bodies in a situation where they are in calorie deficit; in …

Written by: Marzia Gasparetto 5 June '18 0

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Training & Technique

Endurance training: Using equipment to your advantage

The sport of swimming requires a tremendous amount of endurance. From the block to the wall, it’s all about strength and getting maximum performance in the water. The hard part …

Written by: Michael Coiner 1 June '18 0

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Fitness & Wellness

A few suggestions on quick post-workout recovery

In order to have a strong and healthy body, you have to learn how to love yourself, dedicating the same amount of attention to your recovery as you do to …

Written by: Martina Pica 22 May '18 0

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Training & Technique

What effect does lack of sleep have on performance?

Rest is a vital part of performance and is key to achieving your goals. Over the last few years, it has become increasingly obvious that the quality of an athlete’s …

Written by: arena coaches 15 May '18 0

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Training & Technique, Uncategorized @en_us

The Head Game: Getting swimmers to think

For many swimmers, practice is just about putting in the yards. But for University of Virginia Head Coach Todd DeSorbo, there is much more to it than that. His coaching …

Written by: Michael Coiner 10 May '18 0

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Fitness & Wellness

5 Hidden Health Benefits of Swimming

If you have a competitive swimmer in the family, you may have spent hours at the pool and even contemplated dipping your own toes in the water. You’ll be encouraged …

Written by: Christin Lee 3 May '18 0

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Training & Technique

3 tips on how to plan an effective workout even if you don’t have much time

For amateur and master-swimmers: How to make your workout more effective. Useful tips on how to optimize a workout program. Despite the training season already started a few weeks ago, …

Written by: arena coaches 27 March '18 0

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