The Sleep Dilemma: Quantity vs. Quality – Separating Science from Wearable Hype

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The Sleep Dilemma: Quantity vs. Quality – Separating Science from Wearable Hype

This blog post explores the age-old debate between sleep quantity and sleep quality, examining the benefits of each as supported by scientific evidence. It also discusses the limitations of consumer wearables like the Whoop, Apple Watch, and Oura Ring in measuring sleep quality accurately. The post highlights the importance of achieving a balance between quantity and quality and how wearables can serve as behavioral change tools. Additionally, it relates these concepts to endurance athletes, specifically swimmers, and their sleep-related needs for performance and recovery.

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Improving Swim Performance: The Importance of Body Composition in Elite Swimmers

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Improving Swim Performance: The Importance of Body Composition in Elite Swimmers

Body composition is crucial for athletic performance, particularly in swimming, a sport that demands high physicality. Elite swimmers' physical makeup is extensively studied due to its strong correlation with water performance. Measurements such as body mass, height, skinfolds, and lean mass index (LMI) are used for analysis.

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Swimming Fast and Loose

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Swimming Fast and Loose

Have you ever noticed swimmers compulsively shaking their muscles and fidgeting behind the blocks before a race? From Michael Phelps iconic arm swings to the, “dancing queen,” Sierra Schmidt, at last summers Olympic Trials, it turns out there is more to moving and staying loose, than just nervous energy.

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Stable Endurance Training

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Stable Endurance Training

The Bunkie test is a functional endurance test to help identify functional stability, endurance, and control through some of the common fascial lines. It’s a series of 5 exercises, performed bilaterally (both sides). Its a simple test for identifying weak links in your ability to efficiency coordinate multiple muscles linked in a kinetic chain associated with particular movement patterns, and can help you identify weak links and patterns to program more specifically for your needs.

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Shape up your Swing

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Golf season is here, and it’s time to improve your swing with a well-rounded strength and conditioning program. A mechanically efficient swing requires flexibility, core strength, balance, and stability—all of which can be developed through functional exercise training. At Train Daly, we assess your specific needs and create a program that helps you reduce injury risk, improve your game, and play at your best. Ready to take your golf swing to the next level this season? Contact us for a complimentary fitness assessment and consultation tailored to your goals. Read the full article.

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