Earlier this week a Facebook friend commented on her wall that she was swimming more and noticed that her skin was getting dry and itchy. I find that this is a common winter problem for the swimmer.
Chlorine is used to treat our pools and the effect that it has on the skin is that it removes the skin's natural oils causing dryness to occur. It's really important to remove the chlorine from your skin following swims and I turn to TriSwim products for that purpose. Lots of the feedback that she got on her post were on what types of lotions she should use but if you aren't neutralizing the chlorine the lotion can't do it's job!
TriSwim is a line up of products that includes shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and body lotion. They all contain ingredients to neutralize the chlorine and also return moisture back to your skin or hair. I have been using TriSwim for several years and some days it is my favorite part of my swims! The products have a light, citrus scent and feel wonderful. The greatest thing about TriSwim is that it doesn't mask the chemical scent that you normally have after a swim in a chlorinated pool. Instead, the formulas remove that scent entirely.
Winter is tough on your skin no matter what type of athlete you are but swimmers have to
think about chlorine in the mix too. My routine use of TriSwim after all of my swims keeps my skin from getting dry and keeps me from smelling like the pool when I return to the office after lunch swims. I'm not a big fan of lotions until after swimming...slippery pool buoys! After my swim I make sure to use lotion to return moisture to my skin and the TriSwim lotion is very light and non-greasy.
Don't let the winter air and the chlorine stop you from swimming. Invest in a quality body wash and shampoo and keep your swim training in tip-top shape!
Here's the workout that we did on Monday to give you some swim inspiration to go with you new TriSwim products!
Warm Up - swim 400 - 850 (choice of stroke, kick, drills, etc.)
Set 1 - 500 yd ladder
25 - free on the :30
50 - free/back on the 1:00
75 - free, free, breast on the 1:20 - 1:30
100 - free on the 1:50
100 - free on the 1:50
75 - free, free, breast on the 1:20 - 1:30
50 - free/back on the 1:00
25 free on the :30
Set 2 - 8 x 75 on the 1:20
Set 3 - 6 x 50 on the 1:00
Cool down - 50
Total - about 1900 - 2300 depending on your warm up choice
You can find TriSwim at several online retailers and at SBR Sports web site. Even better follow TriSwim on Facebook and Instagram to stay up-to-date on any specials that they are running.
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