The sport of Triathlon requires its participants to be a master of three different sports. Participants must know how to swim, bike, and run in a competitive environment for time. Stabilization of the shoulders, trunk rotation, increased power and mobility is imperative for the swim component- while balance, speed, agility and anaerobic and aerobic capacity must be in top form for the cycling and running legs. Training on StrongBoard Balance will assist in all of these requirements, including acceleration, deceleration and multi-directional movement patterns. Increased multi-joint stability and mobility in the shoulder girdle, ankle, hip flexors and patellar joint will result in a faster athlete less prone to injury.
StrongBoard Balance Benefits for Triathlon Training:
- Core Strengthening – Core muscles assist in spine stabilization, which supports better balance and improved overall performance
- Improved coordination
- Balance – Recruit balance recovery muscles and strengthen ligaments and tendons surrounding high stress areas, like knees and ankles
- Anaerobic capacity (Rate of Sustainable Power over a predetermined distance)
- Ability to accelerate, decelerate, change directions, and accelerate again
- Increased anaerobic and aerobic capacity
- Multi directional movements
- Agility
- Strength
