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Tips For Triathletes From A Triathlon Coach

By Jerry West


No one in this world would want an unhealthy body. Of course, everyone wants to be healthy that is why most people do some exercises everyday or every weekends. Exercise is important because it strengthen your muscles and burn the calories that are stored in your body.

Exercise helps us burn the calories that we get from eating a lot of food. This also lessens the chances of us getting sick. There are actually numerous ways in doing exercises like simple running, swimming and biking. There are some people who do all of this and they are called triathletes, and are their triathlon coach keep them on track.

Triathletes are athletes who enter into competition which forms three parts and those are the biking, swimming and running. Being like this one, you would have to endure a hard training and do a lot of preparation. Here are some method on how to prepare to become your dream of being a triathlete.

Gear up. Before doing all the training, have the necessary gears first. You should know that there are appropriate suits for swimming, also goes with the others. Consult your coach on what is the proper attire and what is a good brand that provides better fit.

Organize the drill sessions. When preparing for this kind of race, you must balanced the length of time that you have to spend on training for each category. If you are already good in biking, but is bad in swimming the take longer hours in swimming. But remember, you should not be too much confident for that might cause your failure.

Train alone. While it is very enjoyable to do trainings together with your best buddies, it would also lead you to a lack of focus on your goal. It is highly recommended that an athlete must do his drills alone so that he can concentrate on his strengths and weaknesses. You would also be able to improve those weaknesses without getting insecure with your buddy who have already been very good at a certain aspect.

Keep it simple and gradual. Since you are still a beginner, it is enough that you will just do simple trainings. Do not go overboard for this might cause harm in your body. Do the simple drills first and later, if you can already do the simple ones, that is the right time that you should do the complicated drills.

Fuel up and eat. Trainings are exhausting. Make sure you always eat your meals on scheduled so that you will have enough power in doing your next drills. Ask your fitness trainer as to the proper meal that is suitable for you and as to the quantity of the intake of food that is needed. Be sure not to go overboard because it is only you who will suffer the consequences.

Hydrate properly. Water is very essential in our body. It may be juts a plain, transparent liquid but it sure has a lot of nutrients. Make sure that you would always bring water during your training session. You can also try drinking fruit juices and other liquids which has a electrolytes, and other nutrients that are needed by the body.




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