As a “hardcore” swimmer I have never been particularly keen on anything other than a conventional swimming suit, swim cap and goggles.
Nevertheless, because I am curious by nature, I decided to test out this new product and gain a closer insight into the world of swimming technology, trying out in the water something I was so familiar with as a triathlete/runner, i.e. listening to music while I swim. And even though I have always enjoyed “listening to” the water during my training sessions, I tried to replace the sound of water with something with a more catchy beat.
As we all know, music is extremely powerful and can affect our state of mind, summoning up our inner strength and helping us really focus. As I told you in “Mental strength”, music can send positive signals to the brain, reducing our perceived exertion and associating it with “positive” feelings. That is why so many athletes turn up at the starting blocks wearing their headphones and that is also why music is considered to be “doping” in other sports (i.e. running) and hence banned from races.
Arena satisfied my sceptical curiosity by allowing me to test out its new waterproof Swimming Pro MP3 player.
It has an eye-catching design and its ergonomic shape makes it…
