Posts Tagged ‘Swim for Health and Happiness’

Should we train more intensively in middle age?
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on January 29th, 2011

I’m pursuing a different kind of Athletic Mastery at age 60, a radical shift after 40 years. Partly to show that age is just a number. And partly because I can grow more neurons by leaving my comfort zone.

Slow Swimming: Is it Age . . . or Activity?
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on January 27th, 2011

I’m swimming in meets and for time in practice again and discover I’m much slower than when I last did this 5 years ago. What a great opportunity for learning!

Mindful Swimming Transforms the Brain
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on January 24th, 2011

Meditation produces deep and lasting changes to the brain. Moving Meditation is best at producing those changes. Mindful Swimming provides a highly organized way to practice Moving Meditation, improving Mens Sana in Corpore Sano.

Finding Higher Purpose in Masters Races
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on January 20th, 2011

When I set goals for pool times, and pool races, I get all the Arduous Experience and Cognitive Difficulty my psyche craves.

Trust Your Instincts
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on January 19th, 2011

A goal of Mindful Swimming should be to experience the sensations it produces so strongly that you can describe them vividly.

Goals that Change Lives
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on January 18th, 2011

For me a Life-Changing Goal is to *routinely achieve peak experiences through practice.* Your practices may be different, but your goal can be the same.

Balance – In Water and On Snow
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on January 17th, 2011

Balance and Relaxation are critical to both Skiing and Swimming in ‘rolling terrain.’ Here are three tips for how to achieve that in open water, with video to illustrate.

What Kind of Goals should you set?
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on January 14th, 2011

Objective goals – measured by time, distance, etc – are good tools for facilitating qualitative goals. These can be achieved on every stroke!

Swim Goals for 2011
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on January 6th, 2011

The first in a series of posts about goals and their transformative power.

Tool Review #4 Kickboards: Not Dangerous. Still Insidious
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on December 29th, 2010

Just Say No to Kickboard. Discover whether the apocalypse – or better swimming – results.