Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Get Back Into The Water I recently heard a pro dolphin captivity argument comparing the capt…

Browser request/server response, GET & POST requests

Some of the most important concepts in JMETER are  - HTTP request - request header - response header - response data Before using…

How I Eventually Got Over The Fear Of Swimming

Fear is a hard thing for all of us to overcome. Many adults have a fear of water and never learn to overcome it. As a result neve…

Miracle worker

Since I started running I have always had pain in my Achilles tendon on my left leg. It is something I have managed since sustain…

Getting back on track

I find writing things down quite therapeutic and I guess this is one of the reasons I enjoy blogging. Over the last couple of mon…

Trick or Treat! Helpful Healthy Halloween Treat Ideas

By Katherine Tremblay BS, ACSM HFS & UVAC Personal Trainer Carved orange stuffed with fruit  Happy fall, Upper Valley Aquatic…

Xmetrics: A New Swimming Wearable Which Will Make You Swim Faster

"All you have to do is swim." That is a promising bold claim made by a technology company with a new swimming wearable …

Most Common Mistake in Tumble (Flip) Turns

Don't Look Up Not only is it one of the most common mistakes, it is also one of the most frustrating things that a new swimme…

Get the Most From Your Workout: Don’t Compete

I had an interesting conversation with a new member who is recovering from an injury and has been pushing himself so that h…