Fitness & Nutrition

Fitness & Nutrition...

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Food for sailing used to be a Mars Bar and an apple. But the Olympic and professional sailors take their health and fitness very seriously these days, so we bring you some of their best tips in a form that even a weekend sailor can digest...

Tabata Sailing Workout

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The perfect workout for any sailor needing to develop core stamina...

Hiking top tips - Laser sailing star Nick Thompson shares his secrets

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Improve your technique and racing prowess with the four-time World Championship medallist's top tips for hiking sailors...

Rick Peacock's take on Staying Sailing Fit and Focused

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Rick Peacock knows more than a thing or two about what it takes to be successful in a boat...

Hiking Endurance Workout

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Improve your hiking strength and stamina at home with these 3 body-weight circuits...

Hiking Strength Workout

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Increase your hiking strength with these three AMRAPs targeting your quads, hamstrings, abs/hip flexors, and chest...

Progressive Hiking Strength Workout

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Improve your hiking strength and power at home...

Row your way to Sailing Fitness

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The sailors in Team GBR are among the fittest in the world. Dr Pete Cunningham worked with the likes of Ben Ainslie, Paul Goodison and many others for more than a decade before moving into the America's Cup where he was fitness consultant for Artemis Racing. Dr Cunningham tells SailJuice why he rates the Concept 2 rowing machine as an excellent way to develop cardiovascular fitness. Pete produced a comprehensive guide with training programs for different kinds of sailing - hiking, trapezing and so on. If it was good enough for Ben Ainslie...

Do you have Anterior Pelvic Tilt? Fix it in 10 mins/day

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APT can lead to lower back pain, back tightness, tight hamstrings and much more. All problems commonly suffered by hiking sailors. Here's how to solve it...

Tonči Stipanović: How to Stay Motivated Without Any Racing in Sight?

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Rio Olympic Silver Medallist Tonci Stipanovic tells Lily Xu (London 2012 Radial Olympic Champion) about how he is training at home in Croatia during the Covid-19 lockdown...

Hiking Physiology by Ross Hamilton

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Hiking is perhaps one of the most miserable sensations in sailing. It is absolutely necessary to hike in order to maintain good boat speed. The trade off is that to achieve decent boat speed you must endure a lot of pain. Over the years I have heard many explanations for this excruciating burning sensation in the legs. I have also heard many training methods to improve hiking endurance.

Top Tips for Sailing Fitness - Michael Blackburn

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Michael Blackburn won the Laser World Championships in his mid-30s. He also coached Tom Slingsby and Tom Burton to gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016 respectively, as well as winning an Olympic bronze of his own. The Australian, who sailed his Laser more than a hundred miles across the treacherous Bass Strait, knows a thing or two about fitness for sailing...

An Intro to Sailing Fitness, with Craig Williamson

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Craig Williamson is a top Laser sailor in the UK and also works as a fitness consultant to some top racing teams. This is the start of a new series where Craig shares his thoughts on what sailors need to know about being fit to win....