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Advanced moves for supple strength workout

danrichardson — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 09:42:01 +0000

Swim England para-swimming trainer Sam Cooper focuses on advanced moves in her fifth supple strength session. This latest workout will introduce and guide you though squat to calf raisers, squat with rotation, downward-dog press ups, arm circles and toe taps in table-top and side-star in four-point kneeling. Participants should be fit enough to undertake exercise … […]

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Helping athletes, parents and coaches cope post-lockdown

danrichardson — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:36:00 +0000

Swim England sports psychologists Hannah Stoyel and Helen Davis on how to cope in a post-lockdown world. As lockdown measures continue to ease, indoor and outdoor swimming pools were given dates to begin reopening. However, not all pools will be able to do so, whether this be due to financial reasons or otherwise. “We all … […]

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Creating winning habits and taking ownership of success

danrichardson — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 18:37:06 +0000

It is important to understand what leads to successful performances and how to increase the likelihood of success. In their latest video, Swim England sports psychologists Hannah Stoyel and Helen Davis discuss what athletes can do to contribute to their own success. They touch on basic winning habits as well as taking ownership and responsibility … […]

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Combine your previous skills to perform this full supple strength sequence

danrichardson — Sat, 30 May 2020 05:48:46 +0000

Swim England Para-swimming trainer Sam Cooper demonstrates a full sequence in her fourth session of supple strength exercises. Combining what you have learned so far, this sequence can be followed and developed as skills and confidence in supple strength increase. Participants should be fit enough to undertake exercise and have completed the previous lessons in … […]

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Building resilience and creating a personal highlight reel

danrichardson — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:38:30 +0000

Facing challenge is a part of life and resilience is a key quality to build. Following on from their ‘performance profile’ video, Swim England sports psychologists Hannah Stoyel and Helen Davis have created a resource to help you improve your resilience. To do this, the pair suggest creating your own personal highlight reel. After watching … […]

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How to prepare yourself as a person, an athlete and a performer

danrichardson — Fri, 15 May 2020 10:08:53 +0000

Swim England sports psychologists Hannah Stoyel and Helen Davis are back with a new series of support videos. In their opening video, the pair focus on what makes a swimmer great as well as helping you identify your skills, behaviours and characteristics as a person, an athlete and a performer. Everyone has the will to … […]

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Balance exercises for supple strength workout

danrichardson — Wed, 06 May 2020 22:16:39 +0000

Swim England Para-swimming trainer Sam Cooper focuses on balance in her third supple strength session. Previously Sam has covered sessions on warm-up, sun-salutation and also squats, table-top and four-point kneeling. These balance exercises will involve swaying backwards and forwards, split-lunge, side-star, arabesque and finally, some stretches which may be particularly beneficial for masters swimmers. You … […]

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Supple strength workout: squats, table-top and four-point kneeling

mikepattinson — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:36:18 +0000

Welcome to lesson two in the Supple Strength series of videos. This lesson will introduce and guide you through squats, table-top and four-point kneeling. These are all key positions as they form the basis of many of the movements in Pilates and other forms of exercise. These follow on from the warm up, and sun … […]

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Sun Salutation movements for supple strength

mikepattinson — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:25:08 +0000

Swim England Para-swimming trainer Sam Cooper introduces movements based on the Sun Salutation sequence to help swimmers, coaches and parents with supple strength. Supple strength is a combination of Pilates and Yoga exercises and is a great way of developing or maintaining flexibility, while also developing strength through a range of functional movements. You don’t … […]

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What is self-talk and how can we use it?

mikepattinson — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:20:34 +0000

In their latest video, Swim England sports psychologists Hannah Stoyel and Helen Davis explore self-talk and how we can use it to shape our perspective. The way you talk to yourself is often expressed by the inner voice in your head – this is known as your self-talk. In situations, be it at training, at … […]

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