What keeps you going, day after day, year after year?

What keeps you going, day after day, year after year?

by | 13 May, 2023

There are some questions I sometimes ask myself or others to reflect on what supports one’s longevity in athletic activity, or I could use them to explore what might be standing in the way of doing it more if they haven’t found that consistency yet.  How...
How Are You Tapping Your Two Fuel Tanks?

How Are You Tapping Your Two Fuel Tanks?

by | 23 Apr, 2023

Imagine that you, the athlete, have two fuel tanks, filled with resources that each of the performance subsystems (neural, muscular, metabolic, and mental subsystems) requires to function. The first fuel tank is the fitness tank, which has the capacity to support your...
Exercise As An Exchange Of Energy

Exercise As An Exchange Of Energy

by | 14 Jan, 2023

I view my lifestyle of exercise as spending energy of one kind in order to gain an infusion of another kind.  I may often finish an exercise/training session feeling physically tired in the muscles and metabolism, and possibly mentally tired from concentrating on a...
Why Do We Need Trust For Swimming?

Why Do We Need Trust For Swimming?

by | 29 Nov, 2020

What role does trust play in our swimming? I see it as the foundation to everything we are doing in the water. Here are many of the ways trust plays a vital role…   Trust the Water For those who have experienced fear of the water and want to learn to swim...
Introverts Love Swimming

Introverts Love Swimming

by | 27 Sep, 2020

Does swimming attract a disproportionate number of introverts?  That is an interesting question for which I don’t have an answer.  Looking back on Mediterra’s activities and events over the years, I recall many seemingly-introverted participants who I...
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