Blog entries from eileenswanson

Open Water Swimming

Eileen Swanson — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:25:10 +0100

After swimming in a heated pool all winter, it is now time to get out there in the open water. Although lakes, ocean, and rivers are intimidating to the comfortable pool swimmer, they are also a fun new challenge. Before heading out to your local lake or beach, make sure you check out the conditions to make sure you will be in a safe body of water. And always have Read More...

Off Season

Eileen Swanson — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:28:24 +0100

Congratulations to those of you who are now officially in "off season" mode! Make sure to take some time off to relax and let your body and mind recover. You may feel great and excited to get back to training right away, but your body and mind will regret the lack of break later on down the road. Take this time to do the things that you were not able to do while in full season training aRead More...

Staying Fit while being Injured

Eileen Swanson — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:37:53 +0100

If you have a sports injury, chances are you will need to take some time off to rest, recover and regroup. That's perfectly fine. But if you don't want to lose fitness from not exercising or you simply want to maintain a base of fitness, there are ways to work out while recovering from most injuries.

You can maintain your fitness level even if you need to cut back on one of the three sports for several months. You will need to find other ways to stay fit whRead More...