Swimming for Life

Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As we are getting thru the winter blues and our New Year Resolutions are slowly winding down, I just want to remind you of a few tidbits about fitness that may help you stay the course: our body is amazing and can adapt to almost everything. Movement creates energy: When […]

This amazing body of yours

19 Feb, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — In my last two articles I spoke about the 5 pillars on which your health is based and about the power of habits. As we launch into 2020, I would like you to bring your 20/20 vision and hindsight to learn from your past mistakes and resounding successes to create […]

Bring 20/20 Vision to Your 2020 Resolutions

18 Jan, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As we age, keeping a healthy brain and body should be one of our top priorities. However, an avalanche of information from all sources and advertising often cause more confusion than clarity. Filtering thru the conflicting reports is a key challenge. To help us with the challenge, AARP created the […]

The Five Pillars of Brain Health

21 Dec, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As you try to reach to become more fit or a better person, one of the things you will need to confront is changing some of your habits. Habits are actions that are so ingrained into us that we almost do them unconsciously. Usually there is a cue or trigger, […]

The Power of Habits

18 Oct, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — September is officially the beginning of the new swimming season. Whatever your level, it is the best time to reflect on the past year: what did I enjoy, what did I succeed in, what was harder, what will I do again, what will I never do again? All of this […]

September: Time for reflection, for tune up, for changes, for ...

17 Sep, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — Health is your most precious gift. Fitness is the best medicine around. Do you have the right attitude about it? Here are a few examples of attitudes that might backfire in your long-term pursuit of fitness. Attitude #1: All or nothing attitude. You avoid all your favorite food. Depriving yourself […]

Attitude is everything with health and fitness

19 Aug, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — One of the aspects of swimming which is not often mentioned or emphasized in swim lessons, is how to keep a relaxed breathing. All good instructors will of course teach you how to breathe by turning your head, without lifting it, to stay as much as possible in alignment. As […]

Stay cool!, keep breathing!

18 Jul, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Breathing / Coaching / Fitness by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — You might have participated in a Try-Masters-Swimming week, your first triathlon, open water or a pool meet. It was fun and challenging but now what? How do I keep the motivation to continue swimming after the hype of the event has waned down, if the hours of the Masters swim […]

How to Keep Up Your Motivation

19 Jun, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — The American College of Sports Medicine recommends aerobic exercises like walking, jogging or swimming for 20 to 60 minutes, three to five times per week. Sounds straight-forward. Yes, but it does not take into account the one aspect to which everybody, trying to get back into shape should pay attention: […]

Work your way into a good workout? Get in the ...

16 Apr, 2019 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health by Colette Crabbe