Fun first
Yesterday, the last day of the toddler series, the class started with me mermaiding in the pool with my dolphin Buddy. It was funny that the kids were a bit afraid to come close to me (though they’d known me…
CommentToys last
Today’s students were my toddler class and their moms. It was our last in a series of classes. To encourage the toddlers to submerge their faces they were to tell me which squirt toy I was holding underwater ( octopus,…
CommentNew to the Pool
Today’s student is a big man who has dream of completing a sprint triathlon but no swim experience. We humans are quite used to being vertical in our orientation. We know how to stack our bones when we are upright….
CommentOcean Swimming
Today I was the student and the Atlantic Ocean was the swim instructor. I learned how important it is to glide in the streamline position with one shoulder above the water. When I held that position the ocean lifted me…
CommentHolding your breath
The Mer-Palooza workshop on breath holding was extremely interesting. It’s more about what you do throughout the day to prepare yourself for when you are in the water. You need to practice breath holds periodically. It was suggested to hold…
CommentMer-palooza Pool Time
Had a blast at Mer-palooza! Check out the Mertail Fitness Facebook photos for more from Mer-Palooza.
CommentMer-palooza here we come!
Swimming over to the Mer-palooza in Tampa, Florida! Hope to arrive in time for the big pool party!
CommentSUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD EATING
If you’re not ready to give up eating seafood, be sure to eat seafood as sustainably as possible. You can learn which seafood to eat and which to avoid from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Get their Seafood Watch guide as…
CommentBody breathing
Today’s student, 30-something mom who recently suspended her massage practice due to her own arm muscle issues. She’s started swimming but is weary of straining her shoulders. And again the aha moment happened when she was floating and I held…
CommentMuch Un-Learning
Today’s student had swum most of her 60-some years, even had a pool in her backyard as a teenager. Her stroke was old school and the breathing awkward with an unnecessary twist of the head and hop up to catch…
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