Tips For Triathletes From A Triathlon Coach

By Jerry West


A healthy body would result to a healthy mind. That is the reason why, despite of the busy schedule, people would really find a time to have an exercise. This is important because it keeps us stronger and make us ready for our everyday work.

Exercise is also very beneficial to us because it reduces the risk of being prone to sickness and other diseases. It is highly recommended that people must really do exercise in order to stay active and to be fit. Biking, running and swimming are just simple ways to exercise. Some people can even do this all at once and they are the triathletes, and they can do this with the aid of their triathlon coach.

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.

Have the proper gear. Take note that when doing this, you need to have the correct and proper equipment and suits. Proper gears are important in order to avoid possible injuries while training and by the time you would decide to join the race. You can do your research or you may ask your buddies or your coach as to appropriate suits for this kind of training.

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.

Do a solo training. Doing the drills with your buddies is really fun, but sometimes you would have to do it solo. This is in order for you to focus on your weaknesses and overcome them. This would also give you the time to feel at ease and just focus on improving yourself, instead of comparing yourself to your buddy who have done a lot of drills perfectly.

Do the trainings simply and gradually. Do only the trainings which are suitable for a beginner. Just do first those simple and easy drills, this is to condition your body for future intricate exercises and drills. If you have already mastered all the easy ones, that would be the time that you do all the complex ones.

Power up. Another thing that gives us energy is the food so you should not hinder yourself from eating. But since you are still under training, the eating habits must be controlled, and so as the food intake. Make sure that you are guided by your coach in this part of your training.

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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