Lap Swimming Rules

There are different rules that should be followed when swimming in a public pool. These rules can be a little different depending upon how many other people are sharing your lane with you, and most of these can usually be negotatiated simply by asking the others in...

Holiday Workouts

How do holidays affect your workout plans when you have to travel and will not be able to follow your normal schedule? Most of the time, I can just bring some running shoes and shorts (or pants) with me wherever I am going and make do, but right now I am lifting...

Smart Goggles

The BBC has an article about a new type of goggles designed by an industrial design student named Katie Williams. They are called the “Inview Goggles” and they feature a small compass which tracks when you change direction in the pool. They can tell you...

Mid-Day Workouts

Mid-day workouts are great. You do not have to get up at 5:30 in the morning in order to have time before work to get it done. You do not have to delay dinner until 8 or 9 o’clock at night due to working out after work. You get the warmest part of the day to...