We asked The Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain’s Fitness Team for advice on Triathlon Training Athletic prowess comes naturally to the fitness team at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain in Scottsdale, Ariz.  From gold medal Olympic swimmer Misty Hyman to world-class runner and Olympian Mike Schneider, the country’s leading boutique resort and spa is ripe with talent.  Demonstrating the perfect mix of brain and brawn, Sanctuary’s experts share their best practices for meeting the demands of the classic swim – bike – run challenge: Swimming Tips From Gold Medal Olympic Swimmer and Sanctuary Swim Coach, Misty Hyman“Speed is key, but learning how to ‘sight’ in open water is even more important, especially when dealing with the mayhem of hundreds of swimmers launching at once.  Work on sighting after your breath and focus on stationary objects in the water, like buoys. This will keep you swimming straight, which will skim time off the clock and reserve much-needed energy that can push you to the finish line.”   Cycling Training Tips From Sanctuary’s Fitness Director Kara Thomas“Strengthening the core is imperative – the abdominals and lower back allow proper execution of the limbs.  Pilates Reformer training will keep the lumbar spine strong, and the peripheral work with resistance straps lengthens and strengthens muscles and increases flexibility for cycling.  Bikers should also consider Mat Pilates to work on stretches such as swan, side pull over and leg circles.  These put you in an extension position to balance the body from the constant state of forward flexion that you are in when biking.” Running Tips From Sanctuary Trainer Mike Schneider, Olympian at the 1996 Atlanta Games“Divide your workouts – 40 minutes in the morning and 40 minutes in the afternoon – to allow for recovery time.  Focus on long-distances for your first four months of training to improve your endurance.  Within three months of the triathlon, do track mile repeats and more sport-specific training to increase speed.”
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We asked The Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain’s Fitness Team for advice on Triathlon Training

Athletic prowess comes naturally to the fitness team at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain in Scottsdale, Ariz.  From gold medal Olympic swimmer Misty Hyman to world-class runner and Olympian Mike Schneider, the country’s leading boutique resort and spa is ripe with talent.  Demonstrating the perfect mix of brain and brawn, Sanctuary’s experts share their best practices for meeting the demands of the classic swim – bike – run challenge:

Swimming Tips From Gold Medal Olympic Swimmer and Sanctuary Swim Coach, Misty Hyman
“Speed is key, but learning how to ‘sight’ in open water is even more important, especially when dealing with the mayhem of hundreds of swimmers launching at once.  Work on sighting after your breath and focus on stationary objects in the water, like buoys. This will keep you swimming straight, which will skim time off the clock and reserve much-needed energy that can push you to the finish line.” 

 Cycling Training Tips From Sanctuary’s Fitness Director Kara Thomas
“Strengthening the core is imperative – the abdominals and lower back allow proper execution of the limbs.  Pilates Reformer training will keep the lumbar spine strong, and the peripheral work with resistance straps lengthens and strengthens muscles and increases flexibility for cycling.  Bikers should also consider Mat Pilates to work on stretches such as swan, side pull over and leg circles.  These put you in an extension position to balance the body from the constant state of forward flexion that you are in when biking.”

Running Tips From Sanctuary Trainer Mike Schneider, Olympian at the 1996 Atlanta Games
“Divide your workouts – 40 minutes in the morning and 40 minutes in the afternoon – to allow for recovery time.  Focus on long-distances for your first four months of training to improve your endurance.  Within three months of the triathlon, do track mile repeats and more sport-specific training to increase speed.”

Source: sanctuaryoncamelback.com