GEAR ALL THE BEST EQUIPMENT FOR A BETTER SWIM ALL KITTED OUT
From what the pros keep in their kit bags to the latest gadgets, tastiest snacks and nutritional goodies that might help your swim, we check out all the top gear
INSPECT OUR GADGETS
Open water goes high-tech. What’s new for the cyber-age swim fan?
H2AUDIO AMPHIBX FIT ARMBAND AND FLEX ALL-SPORT WATERPROOF HEADPHONES
It’s hard to get past the idea that electricity and water don’t mix, but technology’s a wonderful thing, and swimmers can now get the same boost from music as runners have for years. With this armband, you can listen to whatever you like on any standard iPod, iPhone or large MP3 player. Arctic swimming daredevil Lewis Gordon Pugh listens to P Diddy on his iPod! Having tested it ourselves, we know it’s safe for your precious equipment and the system fl oats, so even if you undo the Velcro, it won’t sink. Armband £49.99, headphones £29.99, from
H2OAudio.co.uk
Fanfare, please… the item most
lusted-after by the H2Open staff this month was: CHERRYACTIVE
At H2Open we love cherries, so it wasn’t
surprising that we loved CherryActive
– pure, concentrated
cherry juice. Cherries have high levels of antioxidants and fl avonoids, and are an ideal health food, but can be hard to fi nd during the winter. CherryActive is available all year round and can be stored for months. The biggest problem our reviewer found was keeping it to himself, as it disappeared fast once other (little) people in his household discovered it. At £26.95 per 946ml bottle, it’s not the cheapest drink on the market, but once diluted with eight parts water, the price becomes comparable with a luxury smoothie. Cherry-licious!
RACE RIGHT Tri-Slide £11.74 froms
Synergyaction.eu Modern wetsuits are amazingly soft and supple but they can still rub your skin raw after even a relatively short swim. To minimise friction, especially on the neck, or for help putting on or taking off a wetsuit, try TriSlide, a silicone-based, aerosol skin lubricant. It’s easy to apply, non-messy and does exactly what it’s supposed to.
WE WANT!
IN MY SWIMMING BAG… Our open water heroes tell us what they can’t live without… "To warm down after a hard swim session, I love my Finis swim snorkel. It lets me relax back into my correct stroke again, think about my hand
and arm positions as I pull through the water. In a hard swim I breathe every two strokes (to get enough air into my lungs for the effort I’m putting in), so not having to turn my head to breathe with the swim
snorkel lets my body roll return to an even keel. I have the optional ‘cardio cap’ on the top to help strengthen my lung capacity at the same time."
ASK DR SWIM I’d like to take my teenage kids
swimming in our local lake when it gets a bit warmer but I’m worried about ear infections. Can you help?
You’d be surprised how clean lakes are these days. The rule of thumb should be never go in if there are visible algae, or if it looks or smells unclean. Just in case any mild outer-ear infection does occur, however, EarCalm is a commonly used spray that should dry out and cure your ear woes. It’s suitable for use from 12 years of age and is available from your pharmacist, priced from £6.59 for 5ml.
HAVING A BAR OF IT GET BUZZING
Nutritionist Joel Enoch says: "'Just real food in a bar', it says, and that’s what you get. Developed in a kitchen (rather than a lab), you can tell what the ingredients are. There are three fl avours: nut-free berry, nutty and banana. The nutty is a great savoury alternative to the usual sweet-tasting energy bars. Each bar gives you 31-35g of carbohydrate, which will see you through a 90min session, no problem!" Get Buzzing bars £5.49 for 3 from
getbuzzing.co.uk
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