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Tag Archives: swim
New Beginnings Await You Every Moment But Should Your Hands Be Open Or Closed In The Swim?
Learning new things keeps your mind alive including the study of swimming fluid mechanics and hand opening, but the clock is the ultimate arbiter. Continue reading
Posted in awareness, Body Awareness, exercise and health, Exercise Tips, swim
Tagged Exercise Tips, swim
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Invited Blog Post On Preparing For An Ironman Swim
Link to invited blog post on preparing for an Ironman swim. Continue reading
Find Your Subtle Weaknesses To Improve Your Life And Your Sport
Finding and avoiding subtle weaknesses, those that only effect comfort rather than function, is one key to a happy life. Continue reading
Posted in Body Awareness, exercise and health, Exercise Tips, swim
Tagged Barefoot, Exercise Tips, Feldenkrais, Ironman, motivation, Older Athletes, sports psychology, swim
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Swimming Is Helping My Running Due To Improved Lat Involvement And Conditioning Thanks To Jack Heggie
Improving your lat involvement during swimming may help running through links between the shoulder girdle and hips. Continue reading
Posted in Exercise Tips, Feldenkrais, Running, swim
Tagged books, Exercise Tips, Feldenkrais, Running, swim
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Conditioning Versus Technique And Why You Need Superior Training Partners
When training for any intense athletic endeavor it is essential to balance work on technique with time spent conditioning your body, which will result in a kind of step-like or saltatory progress of your performance if you can work through each plateau as it comes along. Continue reading
Posted in coaching, Exercise Tips, psychology, swim
Tagged coach, Exercise Tips, Ironman, motivation, sports psychology, swim
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Hydration: Art Or Science?
Hydration is a complex and largely misunderstood subject of great importance to the endurance athlete and the aging human being, and just tipping more water down your throat, especially as you age, is probably not the whole answer to adequate hydration levels when undertaking safe exercise for better health, whilst body awareness is still a critical factor during training. Continue reading
Posted in Body Awareness, exercise and health, Exercise Tips, nutrition, Older Athlete
Tagged Exercise Tips, nutrition, Older Athletes, swim
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Gedankenmeditation Enriches Your Endurance Training And Your Life In General
Meditation is critical for good health, in the opinion of FitOldDog, and with care you can introduce some feelings or thoughts to guide your meditation, but beware the chattering mind, which will attempt to hijack your session. Continue reading
Posted in Body Awareness, exercise and health, Exercise Tips, psychology
Tagged Exercise Tips, Philosophy, safe exercise, sports psychology, swim
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