Tag Archives: artistic swimming

11 STEPS TO GREAT GEL

We are on to our second day here at the FINA World Series #2, so here is a step-by-step guide to what I do to get ready for a day of competing! Wet Hair I never wash my hair before gelling. I just wet it in the tub or the sink, but for me theContinueContinue reading “11 STEPS TO GREAT GEL”

AND AWAYYYYY WE GO!!

After 2 months of hard work, many new routines, lots of changes and great improvements, we are on our way to Greece!! As I am writing this, we are on the plane heading to Zurich, making our way to Athens and then to Alexandroupolis to compete at our first competition of the season!! This pastContinueContinue reading “AND AWAYYYYY WE GO!!”

Typical Tuesday

6:30 I wake up with sleep in my eyes as both of my annoyingly cheerful alarms sound to tell me its time to get my butt out of bed. (Can you tell I’m not a morning person?) 6:40 I make my breakfast in a jiffy, a Breakfast Burrito – my favourite thing to have before a bigContinueContinue reading “Typical Tuesday”

THE POWER OF THE FOAM ROLLER

I’ve done a lot of stuff this past week…… and let me tell ya, I AM SORE! Following my last post – this seemed pretty necessary! So how do you deal with muscle pain and muscle recovery?? Using my own experiences over the years, I can attribute a lot of my muscle health to foamContinueContinue reading “THE POWER OF THE FOAM ROLLER”

WORK IT OUT

Some of you have asked me about my workout program (in the off season) and I would love to provide some ideas for you to use to stay in shape this summer! I have been using Strength Trainers for a very long time and a lot of the workouts that I do are very personalizedContinueContinue reading “WORK IT OUT”

Reflecting on the last 6 weeks

Hey there, It’s been a while since I’ve written a post! The last 6 weeks have been pretty nuts as you can imagine with training in Calgary –  unexpected family emergencies and hospital visits – to then travelling to BC and California to compete with the National Team! It has really been a crazy timeContinueContinue reading “Reflecting on the last 6 weeks”