We wanted to take a moment to recognize the incredible work done by our local swim specialist stores and to encourage you to support small businesses when shopping for your Speedo swim gear. Let's pool together, visit these stores and support our local swim entrepreneurs, who are at the heart of the South African swimming community.
Anyone that's lived, travelled, trained or raced with me will know I love my overnight oats. It's been my breakfasts 6/7 mornings a week for the past few years and something I never get tired of.
My post training smoothie is the perfect on-the-go meal. It's quick and easy to make and super convenient to drink on the way from swimming to gym. It allows me to recover and refuel myself after my swim session, as well as ensures I have enough energy to keep me going for the next session.
This recipe was given to me by my dietician. I have altered it slightly by adding seeds. I find these muffins are the best midday snack! They fill me up, I get in the carbohydrates I need and they are just scrumptious! Plus.....who doesn’t love a good old muffin everyday.
My favourite go-to snack is sliced apple with peanut butter! It’s quick to prepare and super easy for when I’m on the go, and it’s also a healthy trick to satisfy my sweet tooth.
Herbs are extremely nutritious leafy green vegetables that should be included in abundance in our diets. This is an easy and delicious way to use them.
Active bodies need lots of energy and protein, but they also need extra micronutrients and anti-inflammatory ingredients for protection and repair. All exercise is technically a stress on the body and boosting intake of micronutrients and antioxidants increases resilience to stress of all kinds.
After exercise your muscles need protein for repair and carbs to replenish energy stores. Hydration is also an important part of the recovery process, so a high protein smoothie is ideal.
These Protein Bites are the perfect convenient recovery meal when you’re away from home. Grab a few to keep in your gym bag or in your car to have immediately after training.
Don't let your swim training come to a grinding halt during the winter months, instead use these months to build a solid foundation for the season ahead.
A focus on nutrition is critical for anyone who takes their health seriously. Nutrition is particularly important for athletes (professional and recreational) because the more exercise you do, the more nutrients your body needs to handle the additional demands of activity and recovery.
Sitting beside the 25m club swimming pool in eastern Johannesburg, the lanes fill up with youthful swimmers who greet her affectionately before starting their training sets of warm-ups, kicking drills and individual strokes. This is the next generation of South African Olympic hopefuls.
It's time to spice up your training sets and get back into the swim of things with Lane Leader Swim Club. Director of Coaching, Pierre de Roubaix shares with us three sets for the beginner, intermediate and advanced swimmer.
It has been a week since the SA National Short Course Championships took place in Durban, where Team Speedo showed great overall performance, with records broken and PBs smashed.
