awareness, noting how your body feels and responds to training, changes in diet, and even

recovery modalities. Start a training log, and be consistent with making entries about your training

and how you’re feeling each and everyday.

The saying goes, “Rome wasn’t built in a Day.” Well, the same can be said for becoming a

triathlete! It takes patience and hard work to develop the skills, mental toughness and fitness

necessary to complete a triathlon. The great news about the Indoor Triathlon Hour is that this

particular event is accessible to all, regardless of experience or ability level! The key is to

understand that training is a process, and as with anything in life, the more dedicated to that

process you are, the better your results will be.

time you invest into your training, the better your outcome will be on race day.

When I say ‘diet’, I don’t mean that you’ll go on a ‘diet’. In fact, ‘dieting’, in the traditional sense of

cutting calories, can be counterproductive to reaching your triathlon goals. On the contrary, ‘diet’ in

this context, means to treat food as fuel. Eat a high performance diet of quality proteins, fats and

carbs while reducing (or eliminating) your intake of sweets, refined foods and alcohol, and not only

will you get stronger, you’ll feel much better too. Consider working with a Nutrition Coach at a Life

Time Fitness near you for an individualized nutrition program.

To learn more about nutrition, supplementation, and their impact on your health, download your

free copy of the Life Time Eat Well, Live Well Healthy Way of Life Nutrition Manual. This manual

and refer to those notes often. If you feel that something is amiss, or if you’re constantly fatigued,

irritable or just ‘blah’, you might be overtraining. If this is the case, make sure you consult with a

coach or other fitness professional to discuss your training plan, and how to make necessary

modifications to it. “Rest” is good for you, and re-energizes the body to perform higher quality

workouts and experience better gains.

Also, before starting this or any exercise program, it is recommended to schedule a complete

physical exam with your physician.

Do you know what’s better than training alone? Training with a group of friends! While racing

triathlon is an individual journey, you’ll find the training journey to be highly social and positively

that’s too big or too small. At the very beginning of your triathlon career, start off with the right

equipment and apparel for the very best training and racing experience. Work with your coach, or

powerful machine; let your gear help ensure you are comfortable and safe while training and

racing.

Here’s a short list of things you’ll need in order to train for Indoor Triathlon Hour:

Training intensity is an important factor to consider when it comes to improving fitness for

endurance sports participation. To stay in line with our overlying philosophy of “KISS” (Keep It

Simple, Speedy!). We’ll be using three simple training zones for this program, based on your

‘perceived effort’, including:

Blue Zone: “Easy” training at a conversational and aerobic pace.

Gray Zone: “Moderate” training, pushing the pace slightly into being somewhat uncomfortable.

Red Zone: “Hard” training. Race pace and faster. Pushing into the Hurt Locker!

Of course, you can take your training to the next level by using a heart rate monitor. Knowing

fastest.

An important component of your training program is strength training. While a detailed program is

not in the scope of this general, triathlon specific training program, I nevertheless include days in

which to engage in a strength training routine. Please work with your coach or trainer in order to

build a strength routine suitable to obtaining your individual goals.