The pitfalls of revenge motivation There is a place for negative motivation, sort of: I don’t want to be tired tomorrow, so I will go to bed on time today.I don’t want to get out of breath Continue Reading
10 Important Tips for Winter Use of Outdoor Swimming Pools
Plan for winter when you build your swimming pool Swimming pools are often built in the warm months, when you might not be thinking of potential winter use or realize what that would involve. But Continue Reading
Swimming with Tendonitis
How I got tendonitis This winter I developed painful tendonitis in my left arm for the first time in my life. I can directly relate it to moving several bookshelves worth of books and reorganizing Continue Reading
11 Strategies for Dealing with Stiffness in the Older Athlete
What is ROM? Ever since the teenage me took care of the twisted bodies of nursing home patients, I have been concerned about getting stiff as I age. I remember one dear woman who had been bedridden Continue Reading
Running and Swimming with a Flipbelt
My husband wanted a Flipbelt for Christmas, so naturally I got one for myself, too. These stretchy belts slide on like a pair of knit shorts to sit wherever is comfortable in the hip zone. There are Continue Reading