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Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As we are heading into February, this is the time of year to hang tough and keep those resolutions and your fitness program alive. Here are a few thoughts: 1. Your health is your only asset which matters. If you are not healthy, you will not be able to enjoy all […]

Your Health is Your Biggest Asset

January 31, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by Colette Crabbe

2023 February Fitness Challenge — Are you looking for some long distance swimming opportunities? Great news! The February Fitness Challenge is back! This international long distance postal swimming event is held by the Tualatin Hills Barracudas. The Challenge has always focused on promoting health and physical fitness but also adds a fun competitive edge. Swimmers set a […]

2023 February Fitness Challenge

January 31, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Events / Featured / Fitness / Motivation by Sara Shepherd

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — As 2022 is coming to an end, the hoopla of the holidays are almost behind us, I want to wish you a very healthy 2023. Your health and fitness are your most precious assets, so make sure to preserve them and focus your resolutions towards them. Fitness encompasses many components, […]

Fitness Center – The Best Resolutions for 2023

January 5, 2023 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation / Nutrition by Colette Crabbe

Colette Crabbe - 1976 Olympian in the 400IM and 200 breast — If only we were taught these basic adult skills alongside spelling and math! Most of us pick up basic adult skills along life’s way, like doing laundry, basic cooking, basic financial skills. Some of us even master the finer points of table manners, changing a tire, taking care of children. […]

Things we rarely learn until we get injured

October 20, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Health / Motivation by 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

Kevin Cleary — Throughout our lives, from grade school through high school, regardless of the sport you played or activity you took part in, you no doubt heard from your teachers or coaches about the importance of attitude. More often than not, you certainly heard classmates or teammates being called out for having […]

Rotten Eggs and Rubber Balls

July 23, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Coaching / Fitness / Motivation by Kevin Cleary

Joe Oakes — In 1953, a year after I graduated from high school, my Aunt Mercedes Barbarosa gave me two books as late graduation presents, something that I could carry with me as I left for military service in Korea. The first was a copy of her beautifully illustrated book, The Living Goya. […]

Yoga and Swimming

July 23, 2022 in Aqua Master Online / Breathing / Coaching / Fitness / Motivation by Joe Oakes