Work

Try it. For each action, you have to create an equal and opposite reaction. There are many lessons to be learned. I cannot promise that it will improve your swimming. However, it is an awesome experiment.

What does the clock tell you? When to leave.  When you arrive. Maybe it lets you know when you need to get out and go do the next thing.  But the clock does know what happens in between. Retreat into your body.  Note what happens in each stroke. Each movement. Pay attention to to where…

What would it take to turn mindless repetitions into mindful repetitions? How can you make each stroke count? What if less really is more?

Right here. Right now. I have to remind myself often—to be right here, right now. It’s easy to get caught up in what happened. Or what’s next. But it pays to be present – especially in each practice.

Add curiosity to your practice.  What if I breathe to the other side? What if I push off on the other side? Why are we doing this set? What is the goal? Am I propelling myself forward in every stroke? Or am I going side to side? Or up and down? What is the purpose…