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Sailing Fitness

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Boost Your Performance: 4 Simple Steps For Better Sailing Nutrition

By Airwaves writer Rachel Bennung Ever heard the saying, “You are what you eat?” This saying is more true then most people realize. Everyday people are forgetting how essential nutrition […]

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Sailing Fitness: The Importance of Proper Stretching

Stretch It Out Stretching, we all have done it, but have you thought of doing it before going sailing? If you have that’s great, your one step ahead of everyone […]

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Staying Fit While Traveling

By Airwaves writer Rachel Bennung Staying fit while traveling, & working out while traveling is something a lot of people struggle with. Whether you are traveling for work or on […]

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Four Reasons To Add Strength Training To Your Routine

By Airwaves Writer Rachel Bennung Often times when people think about working out they only think cardio. Cardio is a great form of exercise and is one of the quickest […]

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Sail Stronger Part III: Upper Body

By Airwaves writer Rachel Bennung See Part I: The Core here Part II The Legs here In the sports world we determined that strength in certain areas of your body […]

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Sail Stronger, Part II: The Legs

By Rachel Bennung, and Sailorcise See Part I: The Core here Part III: The Arms here In Part One, The Core, we learned last that strength in certain muscles in […]

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Sail Stronger, Part I: The Core

By Airwaves writer Rachel Bennung Editor’s Note: Sail1Design is thrilled to introduce Rachel Bennung, our newest Airwaves writer and member of the Sail1Design team. Rachel is not only an experienced […]

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Introducing S1D Sailing Fitness, Brought to You by Sailorcise

Editor’s Note: Sail1Design is thrilled to introduce Rachel Bennung, our newest Airwaves writer and member of the Sail1Design team. Rachel is not only an experienced sailor, but she’s also a […]

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Sailing Conditioning 101

By Airwaves Writer Tyler Colvin Often times in sailing, races are won and lost in the weight room.  Physical conditioning has come to the forefront in recent years as being […]

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Staying Fit in the Off Season

By Airwaves writer Lydia Whiteford With all of the regattas over and Thanksgiving break behind us, college sailors all across America are officially done with their fall seasons. For the […]

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