Sports Training

• Ready? Set! 5 Exercises For Spring

  Understanding how your body responds to exercise is like how it feels when you press on the gas pedal in your car and you get up to 55 mph in a heart beat. Spring is...[more]

• 3 Easy Full-Body Exercises, 1 Piece of Equipment

  If you are looking for one very efficient piece of exercise, look no further than the kettlebell. Kettlebell workouts are famous for burning fat by increasing lean muscle while building balance and grace. Plus it...[more]

• 8 Band Exercises in 8 Minutes

  Many of us spend endless hours on a computer or stuck behind a desk each day, but our bodies are meant to move! Exercise bands (especially the ones with handles) are a great way to...[more]

• 2012 So Far: FitDay Users Share Their Fitness Success

  We're well in to 2012 - far enough to see some real results on the scales and around our waistlines. But this is also the time when New Year's Resolutions can start to unravel and...[more]

• Get Moving! 5 Ways to Work Your Core

  Here are fives ways to help you develop the waist that you've been working towards. Once you've already begun to clean up your diet, your next step is to start an exercise routine that combines...[more]

• Real FitDay Users Share: What Was Your "A-Ha" Moment?

  What sparked you to embark on your fitness journey? For many of us, it was one moment or incident - the "a-ha" moment - that got our butts in gear and changed our lives forever....[more]

• New Year, New You: 6 Easy Ways to Get Moving

  Well, the New Year has arrived and you're sitting down thinking about how you're going to make this year the best by getting fit. You can do this by making your health your number...[more]

• Exercising Outdoors in the Winter

  Winter weather can deter even the most dedicated exercisers. Less daylight, colder temperatures, and the temptation to curl up under warm blankets makes keeping up with your exercise routine exponentially more difficult. However, just because...[more]

• FitDay Interview with Olympian and Fitness Expert, Kristi Yamaguchi

  FitDay got the opportunity to interview Kristi Yamaguchi - Olympic gold medalist, World Figure Skating champion, winner of "Dancing with the Stars," fitness expert, author, wife, and mom. With celebrity trainer Erin O'Brien, Kristi developed...[more]

• Nutrition and Exercise: Eating to Fuel Your Workouts

  World-class athletes know that success depends on training and nutrition. They carefully choose the foods they eat, so the right combination of nutrients will fuel them to success. Take some tips and transform your eating...[more]

• 3 Basketball Warm Ups and Pre-Game Exercises

  Basketball warm ups are essential if you want to perform your best on the court. Since basketball is a physical activity, whether or not you play it recreationally or professionally, you will need to...[more]

• How to Properly Cool Down after a Sports Match

  It is as important to cool down after a sports match as it is to warm up beforehand. Players generally suffer from fatigue, excitement and emotional stress due to the strength and stamina that’s...[more]

• Stretching for Soccer Games: Why it's Necessary

  Stretching for soccer games is not a very new concept. Although stretching is very important in keeping your body flexible as you play the sport, the most crucial benefit of stretching is that it...[more]

• 3 Arm Stretches for Female and Male Tennis Players

  It is important for female and male tennis players to stretch their arm muscles before they practice or play in a match. Tennis players put a tremendous strain on their arm muscles, especially during...[more]

• 4 Useful Stretches for Track Sprinters

  Track sprinters perform a variety of stretches before they run in a race. Since sprinters run at very fast speeds, stretching is necessary to prevent a possible leg injury. Increasing flexibility is another reason...[more]

• How Energy Gels Can Help when Participating in Endurance Sports

  If you are an endurance athlete, you are probably curious if energy gels can help you in your event. You have undoubtedly heard something about energy gels; some people wouldn’t compete without them and...[more]

• 4 Core Exercises to Prevent Surf Injuries

  Having a strong core is essential to surfing, and this article will focus on several core exercises to help you prevent surf injures. Two key factors to surfing include power and stability, both of...[more]

• Medicine Ball Exercises: 4 Sports It Can Be Applied to

  The medicine ball is a fitness tool that can be applied to a range of sports. Because the medicine ball helps promote core strength, often through a full body workout, many athletes can benefit...[more]

• The Health Benefits of Snowboarding

  Snowboarding is an increasingly popular winter sport that offers a number of health benefits. Even if you're not the most proficient snowboarder, you can still enjoy cardiovascular benefits and burn calories. Plus, being outdoors...[more]

• Getting Exercise through Winter Skiing

  In the summer, everyone has a lot of opportunities to exercise, but winter skiing is one of the relatively few options that many of us have for staying in shape during the colder, darker...[more]

• The Health Benefits of Backcountry Skiing

  Though it is illegal at most ski resorts in the United States, backcountry skiing is a sport that's very popular in parts of Europe and Canada. The activity is prohibited Stateside because it involves trekking...[more]

• The Health Benefits of Downhill Skiing

  The seemingly effortless sport of downhill skiing can have many benefits to the body. It's also a great and fun way to keep fitness levels up. Flexibility A good, flexible body is going to...[more]

• The Psychology of Triathlons

  Triathlons are comprised of three consecutive events: running, cycling and swimming. The distances differ for all three events. Swimming is the shortest distance and cycling is the longest. Of all the sports activities that...[more]

• How to Train for Your First Ironman Triathlon

  The Ironman triathlon is a rigorous test of your strength, stamina and endurance. There are many ways to build yourself up to make sure that you survive your very first Ironman competition. Not only...[more]

• What is an Ironman Triathlon?

  The Ironman Triathlon is an annual long-distance race that is organized by the World Triathlon Corporation and held in Hawaii. The race consists of three ordered events: a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile...[more]

• The Importance of Stretching when Triathlon Training

  If you participate in triathlon training, stretching is one of the most important things that you need to do to make sure that your body is operating properly. People who just engage in running,...[more]

• How Pilates Can Supplement Your Triathlon Training

  Triathlon training is one of the most sought after workouts. Triathlons are events that include swimming, cycling and running in instant succession. Triathlons vary in distances. Due to the demanding nature of this sport,...[more]

• How Yoga Can Supplement Your Triathlon Training

  Yoga poses that are designed to build muscle strength and increase balance and flexibility can be used as part of triathlon training. Yoga increases relaxation and relieves the effects of stress. It also enhances...[more]

• How to Balance Triathlon Training with Life

  If you have a full-time job, a family and a host of other activities that demand your attention and consume you everyday, you may not think that triathlon training is for you. But training yourself...[more]

• Proper Weight Training for Triathlons

  Triathlons are race competitions that require participants to complete three long-distance events, which are swimming, cycling and running. Since the sporting events primarily test one’s muscle power and stamina, triathletes need to have proper training...[more]

• 6 Super Foods for Triathlon Nutrition

  If you are a triathlete who wants to sharpen your competitive edge, you may be wondering if there is a perfect guide to triathlon nutrition. Since natural metabolism and training schedules are different for...[more]

• 5 Triathlon Nutrition Tips for Beginners

  Success in triathlon competitions depends on several factors, and triathlon nutrition may be the most crucial. Triathlons are an athletic contest of three successive events, which include, swimming, cycling and running over various distances....[more]

• What to Eat during Triathlons

  What you eat during triathlons can largely impact the way you finish the race. Regardless of how much training you do for the event and how much time and energy you put into getting your...[more]

• How to Train for a Sprint Triathlon

  A sprint triathlon is not quite as difficult to complete as a regular triathlon. Because the distances that you need to swim, bike and run are remarkably shorter than the distances involved with a regular...[more]

• What is a Sprint Triathlon?

  A sprint triathlon is a short-distance triathlon, ideal for those competitors who are new to the sport. Because the contests require less training and experience, sprint triathlons are  very popular types of endurance competitions....[more]

• How to Avoid Cramping during Triathlon Training

  When you are triathlon training, you are putting your body at risk for cramping. Cramping occurs when one of your muscles undergoes a painful contraction that temporarily renders you unable to use it. Typically,...[more]

• 4 Triathlon Training Tips for Beginners

  Triathlon training can be difficult and challenging for beginners. But in the end, the rewarding feeling one gets by completing that first triathlon is worth all of the sweat and tears. If you are...[more]