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Swimming Advice: useful articles
More and more people in UK are swimming outdoors and there are lots of events to choose from or clubs you can attend to enjoy the camaraderie of swimming with other people. But what about if you don’t like being with other people or joining clubs; if being the slowest in the group makes you anxious or if you can’t swim in a straight line? Don’t despair. read more... |
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Swimming resolutions fading already?
Need to fight flab, boredom and lack of
motivation?
Here are Five Tips to help keep you
going…. read more... |
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Are you looking for the holy grail of swimming goggles?..... If there were such a thing, Swimming without Stress would just sell that and get rid of all the goggles we currently have in stock! We endeavour never to sell any rubbish but what works for one person won’t for another. And all goggles fog up, whatever it says on the blurb. read more... |
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In this interesting programme on BBC Radio 4, October 2nd 2009, Matt Blaize explores this commonly held belief. As the programme is no longer available on BBCi player, these notes, made by Ian Cross, of Swimming without Stress, may be useful for anyone who’s interested. read more... |
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With only three open water training sessions and virtually no fitness I completed this 3 mile swim on Friday night as the sun set over Cardigan Bay. It was a big challenge to my ego rather than my physical body. I was way behind the other, fitter swimmers, twice as slow as the winner. And even my plan to come last with poise didn’t quite come off as I struggled to find my form in my wetsuit. read more... |
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If you’re thinking of taking part in a triathlon this season but not sure if your swimming is good enough, don’t be put off. Many others are in the same boat as you. And a bit of the right preparation over the coming months will see you refreshed at the end of the swim ready to take on the bike and run. Here’s some advice to put you at ease. Article by Ian Cross written for March April 2009 edition of Wellbeing Magazine
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Tom Hodgkinson, author of How to be Idle, said, “All good ideas come from idleness”. This fits with the principle of The Alexander Technique. When you’re trying too hard to make something happen, your ability to think is impaired. The more I work with people in the water, the more I see this to be true. And when I observe people swimming in public, it’s even more obvious. read more... |
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Swimming without Stress client, Sue Harrod, provides it.
Swimming for free in the poor woman's infinity pool.
By a Devonian Mermaid read more... |
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Do instinctive movement patterns hinder your swimming or are you swimming without stress?
Use our quick quiz to find out. read more... |
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In January 2008 Holiday Which? magazine produced an extensive report on swimming goggles. Our favourite, the Aqua Sphere Kaiman, came out on top overall and was given Best Buy status. We look forward to trying some of the other goggles mentioned in the article, in particular the Speedo Biofuse and the TYR Technoflex- watch this space. [ Download/View File ] |
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