by Women's Health | Dec 2, 2024 | Workouts
Usually when you say the word “swimming” your knee-jerk reaction is to imagine all the reasons you typically avoid pool workouts: chlorine-tinted hair, soggy towels in gym bags… However, water provides 12 to 14 percent more resistance than air, so...
by Michelle October | Jun 5, 2024 | Training
Whether you’re training for a triathlon or want to take up swimming as your new sport, these swimming tips from the pros will elevate your stroke and help you get more streamlined – and faster – in the water. Why swimming is such a great workout Swimming is...
by Women's Health | Jul 11, 2019 | Fitness
I am not a triathlete by any means. But I was in the area and I had been invited to take part in the brand spanking new event, the Kurland Forest Triathlon. So why not? No wetsuit, no swimming cap, very little prep, but spontaneity is the way in life. So I gave this a...
by Women's Health | Mar 15, 2019 | Training
“I couldn’t breathe. My heart was racing. How did I get myself into this?” Let’s rewind a bit… The Scene: A hot, sunny December day with flowing vino, a reflection on the fitness events I’d done in 2018 and a sudden sense of...
by Women's Health | Jul 17, 2017 | Fitness
By Wanita Nicol; Photography by Unsplash Think swimming isn’t for you? Use these simple fixes to burn fat, tone up and boost your heart in half the time. When it comes to the fitness stakes, swimming takes the prize for best all-rounder. It burns fat like no...