We asked elite triathlete Lucy Charles for her essential mental preparation tips. In this one she focusses on what hacks you can use to make your training more effective.

– Look back through old photos of past successes to stay motivated – scroll through your Instagram feed for a great mental boost
– Consider tracking your sleep, weight and nutrition on an app, then work out patterns that have worked for you and try and replicate them
– Relax and recover to bank the training you’ve done

Check back every day for more videos from Lucy to improve your swimming, running, cycling and mental approach to sport and fitness.

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