Beginner Triathlete - Motivation articles

The psychological benefits of aerobic exercise are numerous: mood enhancing, reduced anxiety and depression and also stress reduction.

The definition of success is overcoming obstacles.

Completing something difficult, such as a triathlon, is a lesson your mind won't forget

Our Mind Your Training Series for Triathletes continues with mindful training for the swim

How to maximize training when your schedule is tight

When you can't train the way you want, train the way you can

I finally bit the bullet and asked my doctor if there could be another reason to my lack of success in weight management. I did not like his answer.

Mental toughness is skill. You need to learn how to suffer. You practice perseverance everyday when you are out training in the bad weather, when you ride or run further than you have ever gone.

If your passion flags, maybe you aren't racing because you want to

A clear plan is key to triathlon training success

Just go out there and become it.

My goal is always to lead by example, and after running the marathon and becoming a volunteer in my hospital's cardiac unit I looked for another way to inspire people. Hello, triathlons!

Your self-image serves as the operating instructions of your subconscious computer. If you don’t change the operating system, you will be doomed to repeat your past mistakes.

On any given day, you may not want to train, but that will be when some of your mental toughness will start being built.

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