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Training Programs
September 23, 2021
SWIMMING INJURIES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
How familiar is this? You do not experience any problems, so you do not see the need for prevention in the sense of strength, stretching, coordination and technique exercises. Instead, the limited time you have is invested in swimming, running or cycling
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Training Programs
June 21, 2021
YOGA FOR SWIMMERS (II)
The benefits of yoga are well known. Yoga and swimming are also sports that complement each other: they strengthen the whole body and help you control your breathing and relax.
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Training Programs
January 11, 2021
YOGA FOR SWIMMERS (I)
Yoga is excellent cross-training for swimmers. A regular practice can increase mobility throughout the body, increase performance, and decrease the risk of injury. Incorporating backbends, twists, and poses to strengthen the core, are a great way to balan
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Training Programs
March 24, 2020
WEEKLY WORKOUT PLAN: DAY 4
Your body's core, abdominals, lumbar and hip muscles need to be worked in specific ways in order to strengthen and stabilize them and get more control of this area, which will increase your endurance while swimming.
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Training Programs
March 24, 2020
WEEKLY WORKOUT PLAN: DAY 3
Strength plays an important role in technique, since in order to properly execute a movement, it is often necessary to strengthen certain muscles, which helps you hold an efficient position for longer.
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Training Programs
March 23, 2020
WEEKLY WORKOUT PLAN: DAY 2
More and more coaches recommend alternating larger volume low or moderate intensity workouts with high intensity workouts, with the goal of improving athletes' strength and endurance.
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Training Programs
March 23, 2020
WEEKLY WORKOUT PLAN: DAY 1
For us, sports are more about safety and health than competition. Being the best or the fastest means nothing if health doesn't come first. It's time to stop, so that we're able to keep going.
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Training Programs
July 18, 2016
Super-Sprint Triathlon Training Program - Part 8 - The Finale!
You are nearly there! Your goal of getting to the start line of your first super-sprint distance triathlon is now so close! Let's see what experienced trainer Aitzi Santos has in store for you in this final part of the training program!
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Training Programs
May 23, 2016
Super-Sprint Triathlon Training Program - Part 7
You are nearly there! Your goal of getting to the start line of your first super-sprint distance triathlon is now so close! Let's see what experienced trainer Aitzi Santos has in store for you in Part 7 of the training program!
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