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Posts Tagged ‘Kaizen’
Improvement-Oriented Swimming Builds a Better Brain.
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 31st, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 31st, 2010
When you Swim to Improve, you stimulate far more brain cells than when you swim to Get the Yards In.
Improvement-Minded Swimming
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 19th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 19th, 2010
Your potential in most things (but particularly swimming) is almost certainly far greater than you imagine it to be. If you strive for continuous improvement, you WILL improve continuously.
How to Build a Better Teacher
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 6th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on March 6th, 2010
Teaching Total Immersion Swimming is a learnable skill, built from specific consistent practices. Two articles describe some of them.
Exact Pace Awareness – without using a pace clock
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 16th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 16th, 2010
Consistent pacing is a core competency of successful distance swimming. I improve my awareness of pace by training with Stroke Count and a Tempo Trainer, rather than a pace clock.
Speed “Happens” . . . while Focused on Efficiency
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 10th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 10th, 2010
I hadn’t planned on a “quality” set today, but one sort of snuck up on me as the beep on my Tempo Trainer got faster . . . while I tried to keep my stroke unhurried and long.
Day One of Marathon Season – Training Log Begins
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 2nd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on February 2nd, 2010
First day of marathon training -Goal is to establish an efficient Stroke Length, then improve my ability to maintain that Stroke Length at gradually increasing Stroke Rates.
Still seeking improvement at 97!
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 20th, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 20th, 2010
Kelley Lemon was swimming in the adjacent lane when I did my first Masters race 25 years ago. Today, at age 97, he’s still aiming for national records.
Can the recession help you live (and swim) better?
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 3rd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 3rd, 2010
Life is better when DOING than existing. Life is best, when absorbed in a meaningful AND challenging goal. Here are 4 ideas for swimming to experience Flow.
How Mindfulness Can Guarantee Improvement
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 2nd, 2010
by Terry Laughlin
Posted on January 2nd, 2010
Attention, self-perception, and even optimism are improvable skills that can be developed by targeted practice.