Sometimes wanting to run faster, push harder and over-thinking often ends up putting on the brakes. Staying relaxed when you’re tired/stressed and your body feels like lead weight is not easy. To maintain efficiency, fluidity and actually run faster with more power...
Breathing While Swimming One of the biggest questions and comments I get when people come for swimming lessons with me is about breathing: I just find it so hard to breath/I can’t get enough air in/I keep swallowing water etc. There are three things that I get...
When you are trying to improve your swimming technique and form, it can seem really bewildering. What to focus on at what time – there is so much choice! Common theory was that the human brain could think (consciously) of 7 things – plus or minus 2 –...
Building your own swim session is easy. The key to making a good workout is to have an intention, a singular focus for the session itself be it speed, endurance, form, force/power, or pacing. Endurance will have longer distances at more controlled efforts while sprint...
Dealing with majority multisport athletes, I get asked a lot of questions about how quick swimmers feel they could go. It was not so much the conflict, but more the complete spectrum between those who felt it was impossible to become a good swimmer, and those who felt...
