Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Swimming and Triathlon Coaching


I am an American Red Cross Certified Swimming Instructor. I have been teaching for 14 years and swimming for 22 years in High School, USS (United States Swimming), and College. I have raced at the local, regional, and national level.

I love to teach swimming lessons to all ages, levels, and abilities! I have a gift for working with children with disabilities and people who have a fear of the water. When I was 2 years old, I had an experience in the water that took me 14 years to overcome. That experience taught me how to assist others overcome their fear of the water.

I am also an avid Triathlete and love training triathletes. I work with triathletes and elite swimmers for stroke improvement, increased speed, increased endurance, increased power in the water and on the bike and run, and for less anxiety and fear in the water.

I have a BS in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Fitness and Wellness Management. This supports my ability to train athletes as well as help people lose weight, which is another skill I use on the side to help some of my clients. I would love to help you achieve your goals and dreams!

The Power of Massage and Magnetic Therapy

While working in Park City I run across a lot of amazing athletes who train there. One of these is Marcel Vifian, a retired pro-triathlete. He advised me to be more active in my healing process. This council has greatly helped me. I started giving myself deep tissue massages to break up the scar tissue and increase blood supply and ice massages to create an increase of fresh nutrient-rich blood to the area on top of the rehab exercises and cardio I am already doing.

Another great triathlete, Bri Klug, suggested the use of Magnetic Therapy. She even gave me 8 little magnets to try. The difference has been astounding. I am lifting more with my healing leg, biking a longer and harder, and .... drum roll .... I just started running for 30 seconds every 5 minutes!! I'm taking it slow at first. Even though my run is only a 12 minute mile pace, it is so awesome to run again! It feels so good.