Written by 505 sailor Eric Anderson, photo by Ty Baird (originally appeared in the 505 Class Newsletter and reprinted with permission here) There’s little doubt that strength and fitness are one of the many things that separate the front of the fleet from the rest of us. Sailing strength, and in particular crewing strength, requires … Read More
Not a Lot of Time: Get The Most Out of Your Workout
By Airwaves writer Rachel Bennung The biggest excuse for people not working out is lack of time. However, if you want to maximize your sailing performance you need to make the time! Some days we are just running short, but we still want to get that workout in. So how do you maximize your workout … Read More
Mastering The Push Up: 30 Day Challenge
Hopefully most of you have been working out throughout the summer. Summer gets busy, but it’s essential to continue your workouts between sailing practice and regattas. For those of you that have been slacking a little bit this summer, this 30 day challenge should help get you right back into it! The push up a … Read More
Tips to Training During the Summer Sailing Season
By Airwaves Fitness Expert Rachel Bennung Summer is in full swing! Which means of course the summer sailing is here. With the warmer temperatures, and nicer weather we are all able to get back out on the water more often. For some this is your big season because you aren’t able to sail as much … Read More
Move Faster With The Right Cardio For Sailing
By Airwaves Writer Rachel Bennung Do you ever feel like your just not getting the spinnaker up fast enough, or you feel really exhausted after getting into a tacking duel? You do cardio, but you still feel winded sometimes while sailing? Maybe your problem is your doing cardio, but not the right one to reach … Read More
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 is in not only sports performance, but your everyday living. You can be strong and fit, but if your nutrition isn’t in line your hurting … Read More
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 else! If you haven’t, why not? Sailing is a sport just like any other, however, we see many sailors forgetting this very important step of … Read More
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 a vacation you somehow find a reason you can’t workout; They don’t have a gym, I don’t have enough space, I’m on vacation. We all … Read More
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 ways to burn calories. However, we need to incorporate other forms of exercise into our daily living, especially if you want to get stronger for … Read More
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 are more important then others. You want to have total body strength, but focus on maximizing strength in certain muscles for better overall performance in … Read More
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 our bodies are more important then others. We determined that strength in our core, legs, and arm muscles are essential to maximizing our performance on … Read More
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 sailor, but she’s also a fitness expert; someone who practices what she preaches! We hope you find these articles helpful, and we also hope they … Read More
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 fitness expert; someone who practices what she preaches! We hope you find these articles helpful, and we also hope they inspire you to improve your … Read More