Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

The first step to optimizing performance is mastering your daily hydration needs to maintain proper body functions. Fluids are critical to optimal health. They replenish what has been lost through normal physiological processes, such as respiration, sweating and urination. To optimize cardiovascular and thermoregulatory functions, it's important to subscribe to a comprehensive fluid-replacement program. Identify the best beverages to consume and plan your fluid intake - frequency and volume - around and during exercise.  To help simplify this confusing topic, I highly suggest to listen to the  Purple Patch Fitness Podcast  with Andy Blow from Precision Hydration.   Matt and Andy go into the specifics of hydration and why athletes should pay more attention to hydration needs on a daily basis and during training.  If you are like most athletes and desire specific guidelines and strategies for optimizing hydration intake, I feel you'll rea...

Picture source Precision Hydration Based in: Christ Church, United Kingdom  Website: precisionhydration.com  About the Company from the website:  Their mission is to give every athlete access to a personalized hydration strategy so that they have the best chance of achieving their goals. They formally launched Precision Hydration in 2011 after many years working with elite athletes and technology partners to develop a simple and effective way to help athletes understand and manage their personal hydration needs. Founder (Andy Blow) has a degree in Sport and Exercise Science and was a regular podium finisher in elite short course triathlon racing in his younger days. Initially, he had very poor results when racing in the heat and at longer Ironman distances. He suffered badly from cramping and had other hydration related issues. This was despite following the widely accepted hydration advice available at the time. After years of trial and error he eventually fi...