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TriFit is helping multi-sport athletes to get better pre-season strength and conditioning

May 11, 2015 by Rachael Lowe
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get swim fit for triathlon
We are super excited to announce our new TriFit training programme that is currently creating a buzz among the global multi-sport athlete community. Triathletes and other multi-sport athletes using the programme for their early season training have been pleased to be able to take the sessions from the programme that are important to them and add them to their existing training schedule for improved pre-season strength and conditioning.  Designed for triathletes, but also of interest to multi-sport athletes, runners, cyclists and swimmers, TriFit offers a series of high quality exercise sessions lasting 10 to 12 Continue reading →

To be the best triathlete you can be…

May 11, 2015 by Tony Lowe
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To be the best that you can be, you will need…Strength, Power, Control, Efficiency, Flexibility. We hope that you enjoy the new and shorter video that demonstrates our TriFit programme.  With 28 videos covering over 200 exercises, try the ultimate conditioning programme for Triathletes… Current BeFitApps members and those already signed up to SkiFit will have immediate full access to TriFit. If you are not yet a BeFitApps member, sign up here to get full TriFit access today Triathlon footage from CHALLENGE Americas (REV3 MAINE Triathlon Continue reading →

Respect for this ‘Stay Strong Mommy’

April 23, 2015 by Jackie Maclean-Martin
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So I’m probably the most unfit member of our BeFitApps team, for the moment at least! I’m a ‘Mum-Entrepreneur’ trying to do it all but essentially putting everyone first before themselves and failing to look after myself. They aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish everything you want to, should do and aspire to. However sometimes you see something and someone that makes you think ‘Come on!’ time to adjust the balance and get your act together Mommy!. Although I’m a firm advocate of following Continue reading →

Swim prehab for the shoulder – ‘Scapular retraction’

April 8, 2015 by Jackie Maclean-Martin
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Do you suffer from a shoulder injury? Watch this video in which Neil talks you through an exercise called ‘scapular retraction’. Using our model, Fiona Ford of Triathlon Europe, Neil’s shows you how to promote good shoulder blade position, improving technique and preventing injury. A common injury in swimmers is in the shoulder (rotator cuff) due to continuous rotation and usage. As opposed to a single incident, injury to the rotator cuff in swimmers can be a result of repeated trauma and overuse. Our swim screening and Continue reading →

The benefits of SkiFit for skiing and running!

March 19, 2015 by Jackie Maclean-Martin
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Get fit for skiing this winter
Although we have just launched our second online programme TriFit, let’s not forget many of our users are still continuing their SkiFit programmes. One happy user was kind enough to send us this unprompted feedback. “I’ve been using the SkiFit program since the end of last year and it has helped me survive two ski trips this year, one of which was my first attempt to ski off piste – it was still very hard work but I’m sure the fitness and strength I’ve gained from the program Continue reading →

Introducing TriFit’s lead sponsor – Triathlon Europe

March 10, 2015 by Jackie Maclean-Martin
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BeFitApps is privileged to partner with Triathlon Europe, a leading provider of high quality coaching and training opportunities for triathletes of all levels, to promote TriFit to the triathlon community. TriFit, is our new online training programme that harnesses our combined wealth of knowledge – “As a coach I know that understanding an individual’s athletic profile is essential to progress and successful performance. By knowing where strengths and weaknesses exist, training can be completely tailored to develop a strong swimmer, cyclist or runner enhanced by Continue reading →

BeFitApps and the inaugural ‘Evergreen Challenge’

March 9, 2015 by Jackie Maclean-Martin
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On the 12th and 13th September 2015, Chamonix will welcome endurance athletes from around the World to participate in a new concept in endurance sport. The team from Evergreen Endurance are placing responsibility at the forefront alongside the challenge itself and believe in responsible athletes that love the environment they train and race in. “We believe that reducing our damaging footprint on earth is isn’t always about doing less but doing more to help. So we say… Hammer the race… Leave no trace…” Evergreen Endurance.  The challenge was created by Continue reading →

Why it was important to develop TriFit?

March 4, 2015 by Jackie Maclean-Martin
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Neil has treated thousands of injuries which he believes could have been prevented. He is regarded as a specialist in his field of rehabilitation and his diagnostic skills are exceptional, a result of working in the demanding world of elite sport for over fifteen years. He established La Clinique du Sport in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in 2009 and this is now the base from which he works extensively both with elite and amateur athletes in the sports of triathlon, running, cycling, climbing and skiing both to improve Continue reading →

‘TriFit’ our NEW online training programme for Triathletes

March 2, 2015 by Jackie Maclean-Martin
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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our second online training programme – ‘TriFit’. This is our new video-based app and online training system aimed at Triathletes who are serious about improving performance, technique and preventing injury. Last autumn we started filming in Chamonix with Keith Partridge, our international award winning adventure cameraman and Fiona Ford, Triathlon coach and founder of Triathlon Europe. Keith brought with him his new gyro camera (a new piece of equipment that ensures image and video stabilization) and we had great fun Continue reading →