by brittenm | Nov 19, 2019 | Fitness
Body position is the foundation for all swimming strokes. When correcting strokes, look at the body position because it affects all the other components of a stroke (legs, breathing, arms, and coordination). In order for a stroke to be efficient, the body must...
by brittenm | Oct 29, 2019 | Exercises, Fit Tips, Fitness
Following Good Mornings, our second exercise in our hamstring series is called the Snatch Grip Romanian Deadlift. This exercise is a common progression from Good Mornings as it relies on maintaining upper body posture to rotate the pelvis and subsequently stretch the...
by brittenm | Oct 15, 2019 | Aquatics, Fitness, Swim Tips
The final step of the stroke pyramid is coordination and refinement of the whole stroke. Timing, or synchronizing upper body and lower body movements will help you coordinate all of the working pieces of the stroke. Coordinating the timing of your freestyle will also...
by brittenm | Oct 1, 2019 | Exercises, Fitness
Climbing is a natural desire. Why else would we have ladders, stairs, skyscrapers and climbing walls? But improving your view isn’t the only benefit. Climbing can actually improve your body and your mind. The physical benefits are likely obvious to most—your grip...
by brittenm | Sep 24, 2019 | Exercises, Fit Tips, Fitness
The hamstrings and low back are connected via the pelvis and both collaborate to promote rotation of the pelvis forward or backward. Because of this, if the hamstrings are weakened or shortened, the amount that the pelvis can rotate is limited. Therefore, to promote...
by brittenm | Sep 17, 2019 | Fit Tips, Fitness
It’s the start of a new term, a new school year, or even your post-secondary career. You have new classes, classrooms, professors, classmates, homework, assignments, labs… it’s a lot, we know. We have something that can help you manage, while keeping you physically,...
by brittenm | Sep 10, 2019 | Fitness
The final component of the arm movement for the freestyle stroke is the finish. The finish will help you improve the efficiency of your freestyle stroke. A simplified way to think about any form of locomotion is: speed = [distance per revolution] x [revolutions per...
by brittenm | Aug 27, 2019 | Fitness
Our Fourth and final exercise in this series is a Rudiment Box Hop. For Endurance athletes, performing this movement allows for the refinement of lower body strength and power that the previous three exercises have helped develop. Furthermore, This movement involves...
by brittenm | Aug 13, 2019 | Aquatics, News and Events
Get Certified this Fall MacEwan University Sport and Wellness has a number of Aquatic Certification you can take part that focus on advanced swimming skills, aquatics leadership, lifeguarding and life saving and first aid. This fall we have several programs you can...
by brittenm | Aug 6, 2019 | Exercises, Fit Tips, Fitness
Despite what the weather reports have been telling you last month, summer is here and it’s time to get outdoors for a workout! If you need some ideas on where to go or what to do, check out some of my most favourite places to workout in Edmonton and area. Find A Park...
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