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How to Choose the Best Shampoo for Swimmers for Chlorine Removal
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How to Choose the Best Shampoo for Swimmers for Chlorine Removal

With so many products in the market, it’s hard to choose a good shampoo to remove chlorine from your hair. There are...

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After Swim Shampoo that Saves your Hair from Damage
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After Swim Shampoo that Saves your Hair from Damage

Swimming is probably one of the best workouts for your body and mind but if you are an indoor or open water...

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What Is More Important for an Ironman Triathlete: a Tougher Training Plan or More Recovery Time?
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What Is More Important for an Ironman Triathlete: a Tougher Training Plan or More Recovery Time?

Improving one’s physical abilities consists of a simple principle - loading and recovery. Loading is getting the body from point A to...

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Where Should Triathletes Train Abroad?
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Where Should Triathletes Train Abroad?

Going on a training camp abroad is a great idea to accomplish our physical goals while spending quality time with our families...

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How to Remove Chlorine From Your Hair
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How to Remove Chlorine From Your Hair

One small drawback to swimming is the fact that many swimming pools overuse chlorine and this may have some unintended consequences. This...

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What is a Chlorine Rash? How Do You Treat and Prevent it?
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What is a Chlorine Rash? How Do You Treat and Prevent it?

Getting chlorine rash after swimming doesn’t inherently mean you are allergic to chlorine, it just means that you are sensitive to it....

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Tips To Maintain Your Skin Complexion When You Swim Daily
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Tips To Maintain Your Skin Complexion When You Swim Daily

Swimming daily can be tough on both your hair and skin due to the chlorine and bromine found in pool water. These...

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Strength Guide for Endurance Athletes
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Strength Guide for Endurance Athletes

Hello to our dear community! As all of our members around the world have experienced lately, COVID-19 created a reality that is pushing us to...

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Triathlete? Swimming is more important than you think
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Triathlete? Swimming is more important than you think

The vast majority of triathletes and Ironman athletes believe that their swimming performance level is the least important of the three sports. I argue...

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Are Swimming Pools Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic?
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Are Swimming Pools Safe During Coronavirus Pandemic?

Knowing that chlorine is used to disinfect the water in pools, a question that has been asked lately by many swimmers and...

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The Triathlon Books That Our Co-Founder Tom Marmarelli Particularly Likes
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The Triathlon Books That Our Co-Founder Tom Marmarelli Particularly Likes

While the global endurance athletes community is slowing down with trainings during the Coronavirus pandemic, It's a good time for expanding our theoretical...

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Why Are Most Endurance Athletes Training Too Hard?
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Why Are Most Endurance Athletes Training Too Hard?

Coach Tom Marmarelli explains that in order to achieve a significant improvement in the aerobic pace that can be sustained throughout long...

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