There are a number of advantages being beginner triathlete. Once training begins improvement in fitness over the three disciplines becomes quite noticeable, your body changes and becomes leaner and fitter, you feel great and gain confidence. Everything seems to happen in leaps and bounds, thus providing more inspiration and focus to continue to train and set goals. In essence it is extremely rewarding and to be honest quite addictive.

However, there are also some disadvantages, and without the correct guidance and advice it is quite easy to develop bad habits, such as, over or under training, poor nutrition and quite often incorrect swim strokes, poor bike position and bad running technique. Subsequently, the improvements almost come to a stop, injuries occur their health declines and the athlete becomes frustrated and stressed.