Emma Brunning - Active Blu

A few easy steps to improve your swimming! If you have hit a plateau, just looking to improve your swimming, or you are a Tri Coach looking to develop your skills, here is a brief and simple guide to get that motivation and passion back into your sport. Active Blu - Open Water Squad Training. 1 - Swim Fitness - Try something new - If you train by yourself or in fact do the same sessions every time you hit the pool, maybe you are lacking motivation or need to get creative. Try joining a squad near you, the motivation a squad can give you is fantastic, your coach will come up with the sessions to develop your Swim fitness, technique, endurance and OW skills. If you can not get to a squad, remember to try and have a different focus for each of your sessions. Check out this blog for a few ideas: Keep It Simple. Squad Night - Post Session. If you live in the North West and want to join a developing squad - I run sessions on Thursday Mornings and Sunday Evenings. ...

Aquatic Functional Strength Training  About a month ago I started on a functional Strength Training Programme at 315 Health Club - Lancaster. The sessions are run by Glen Robinson a Great Britain Water Polo player, who represented   GB at London 2012 Olympics. As well as being a full time athlete, Glen also works at 315 and has designed strength training for those wanting to develop their aquatic ability. There are many reasons for people to embark on such a programme, anything from weight loss, strength, endurance to performance. The sessions comprise of pool based swims and strengthening work, utilising your own body weight.  I decided to give the programme a go, as a way of re-hab. I approched Glen with "I may be a little Broken"  he was very professional in his approach and although limited to what I am able to do, has designed a programme that suits me, which is both progressive and achieveable. A difference a few weeks makes!!! After a sma...

Dream Big. Well it has been a while now since arriving back in the UK after my second visit to Perth, working with the coaches and squads, in Sunny Australia.  I had a fantastic welcome home, not only from friends and family, but also squad members and swimmers excited to tell me about their next challenge. As I plan the year ahead, I can not help but look back over the last 12 months and celebrate what I have witnessed from the people around me. I am definitely humbled most days by the stories and achievements people have accomplished, and delighted to be part of their journey. I am lucky enough to work on a day to day basis with Swimmers and Coaches alike. So I get to see their progression, development and passion they have for the sport we are involved in. Often we over look our achievements, so I decided to reflect back on the year past and do it for you.  12 Months of Mind Blowing Achievements. January 2013. I met Sue Oldham - She is th...