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Swimming is the hardest of the three triathlon disciplines to master for most of the triathletes I coach. Probably the biggest reason is that swimming is the most “technique dependent” of the disciplines.

If you just jump in a pool and start flailing around you not only won’t improve, but you may actually “groove” a bad stroke and make it even harder to train yourself correct form. Regular swim stroke analysis is critical if you are going to groove a good, consistent freestyle stroke.

Here are 5 keys I use to evaluate the swim stroke of the triathletes I coach:

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To lose weight after pregnancy is not always an easy thing. For one thing, you have more or less spent the last nine months indulging yourself, and pampering your hunger pangs. It can become extremely difficult to go back to normal eating habits after this, and you will find that it can take a large amount will power and control on your part to accomplish this.

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Which is more critical to your weight loss and fitness success, determination or motivation? Let’s look at a definition of each word:

Motivation - the state or condition of being motivated

Determination - a fixed purpose

Do you see the difference? Motivation depends largely on how we feel, while determination has a much more solid foundation - it is fixed, or unchanging in nature.

So what does that have to do with losing weight, eating healthier, reaching higher athletic performance? In a word - Everything!

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In my experience working with post-natal women, one of the hardest areas to bring back to “pre-baby” shape is the mid-section. Understandably so - after carrying around their big bundle of joy for all that time, many moms find it difficult to train and tighten their stomachs in a way that will let them get that sexy, tight look again.

The following are 5 tricks that women who have had children can use to help get a firmer mid section.

1. Don’t Slouch

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Weight lifting should not be confused with “weight training,” which is the general lifting that you do at the gym. Weight lifting standards are an indication of the maximum load or one repetition max (1RM) that you should be able to lift for a particular weight lifting exercise based on your gender, body weight and weight lifting experience. Weight lifting, when done properly will increase your lean muscle. Weight lifting can also help to increase the tendon, bone, and ligament strength. Weight lifting exercises will have a very positive influence on your physical performance, metabolic efficiency, physical appearance and reducing your risk of injury.

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