Swimming for Life

Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — Although this is not officially a new year, September is, for most of us, the best time to start anew. Kids are back in school, crazy summer schedules and activities are over, the weather is still good. September means change, it is the time to get used to the new […]

September is the Best Time to Start Anew

September 17, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — After reading the last two articles about creating fun and meaningful workouts, I am sure you have experience with various sets, and maybe you have changed your routine of strictly swimming a certain number of laps, without stopping and without looking at the clock. If you have designed a very […]

How to Design Your Own Workout – Part 3

August 26, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — In this article, we will try to be a little more specific about the principles we highlighted in our previous month’s article and give you some examples on how to be creative and adapt your workouts just for you. If you are working out by yourself, there are pros and […]

How To Design Your Own Workout – Part 2

July 23, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Following his reputation, coach Bob Bruce organized his famous pentathlon on June 14 in Bend. Although you can pick and choose your races, Bob designs this meet with the courageous swim warriors in mind. There is the long-distance freestyle pentathlon which includes all the freestyle races from the 50 to […]

COMA Long Course Meters Pentathlon and Juniper Open water Festival

June 13, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Records / Relays / Results by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — Most of us do not have the luxury to have a coach on deck due to schedule, locale, or simply that there is no Master swim team available in your area. In this article and the next, I will try to give you tips for designing your own workout based […]

How to Design Your Own Workout

June 13, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — A key component of any fitness program is nutrition. Nutrition is a broad subject and should not mean the same for everybody. With nutrition, “one size fits all” will not work. We all have different needs based on our genetics, our allergies, our exercise levels, our likes and dislikes, our […]

Nutrition is key

April 28, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Nutrition by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — Meet season is finally upon us. After 2 years of no or very limited meet options, it is very exciting news for the competitive swimmer. As everybody might be a little rusted, it is time to “oil the machine” and go back at it. Although the fitness swimmer may not […]

It is time to sharpen and oil the machine

March 28, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — The end of February is usually the critical point for the New Year resolutions: either you made it, or it is a bust. In the first case, congratulations. You made the right choices, and your fitness program is enjoyable and is now second nature to you. You are seeing the […]

Keep Your Motivation Up!

February 24, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — At the end of the year, people usually reflect on the year past and set up new resolutions for making positive changes. Often, it involves weight loss, starting an exercise program, quitting smoking, eating healthy foods, reducing alcohol consumption, climbing the corporate ladder, or spending more time with family. All […]

2022 Here We Come: Take Actions to Reach Your Personal ...

January 20, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe