Ways On How To Be A Triathlete From A Triathlon Coach

By Jerry West


Being healthy is very important. Having one gives us a healthy mind and also a healthy soul. That is the most common reason reason why people do exercises despite of their busy schedule at work.

Exercise does not only gives us strength and energy, but it also gives us a physically fit body. There are lot of simple exercise which you can do like biking, running, and swimming. But there are other people who do all of these all altogether and they are called triathletes, and they are trained by their triathlon coach in order to achieve all of these.

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.

Do the drills step by step. Do not be such in a hurry. Remember that you are still a beginner so you must start from step one and do not jump immediately to those complex drills. A proper preparation is also a step by step process. If you would do immediately the hard ones, your body might not be able to cope with it.

Eat a balanced diet. Of course, since you are doing all the trainings, you need to fuel up and eat. However, you must remember that you should only to eat a balanced and healthy diet. Consult your physical fitness trainer or your coach on what is the appropriate meal for you so that you will be properly guided.

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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