Swim School News – “Between the Lane Lines”
Safe Sport: Protecting Athletes from Abuse
The Southern California News Group just published a devastating indictment of USA Swimming and their inaction in keeping children safe from abusive coaches. On the heels of the Larry Nassar trial, which has uncovered a similar culture of complacency at USA Gymnastics,...
Does It Pay To Be A Morning Person?
Does it really pay to be a morning person? Everyone is born with a specific, unique chronotype (the biological trait that helps determine our wake time preference), and it’s mostly determined by genetic factors. (The science behind the chronotype started way back in...
Helping Swimmers Achieve Their Dreams
One with the Water is proud to announce that Head Coach and Founder Coach Kenneth Rippetoe is now certified by the American Swimming Coaches Association as a Level 4 Disability Coach. The requirements necessary to be certified at level 3 and level 4 are comprehensive...
The Difference in a Coach vs. a Trainer
Are you Getting Stronger? One of my clients transferred to a personal trainer for 6 months. She started with me to learn the lifts in the Starting Strength Barbell Training Program and stayed for two months and then decided to start training at one of those fancy...
Healthy Lifestyle Versus Positive Body Image
Like the Chicken and the Egg, which came first? Is it a positive body image mindset or living a healthy lifestyle? Why can’t we have both? People show significant improvement in social well-being and mental health when they live a healthy lifestyle. By facing your...
Do You Love Your Workout?
It's no secret that we love swimming around here. Is it really working out when you are doing what you love? (Spoiler: YES). We believe that you can have both, an effective workout that you, in fact, love. So we'd like to veer out of our lane a little and talk about...
Four Tips for a Healthy Diet
Let’s get real. Food is fuel. Healthy diet matters. In fact, a healthy diet is just as important as exercise when hitting the gym and making goals to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Your body can’t make good out of garbage. You are built by the resources you...
A Day in the Life of a Strength Coach (and his furry friends!)
We just finished talking about New Year’s Resolutions and the ways you can accomplish them, so I thought I’d check in with our resident expert, Swim and Strength Coach Rippetoe to see how he implements his healthy habits every day. Fitness begins and ends with your...
Can You Really Keep New Year’s Resolutions?
It’s January 3rd, 2018. Who has made New Year’s resolutions? Who is more motivated than ever before? And who has already given up the ghost? Let’s face it, resolutions are tough. So tough that I don’t usually keep them …. In fact, according to a recent New York Times...
Giving to Save Lives
As 2017 draws to a close, we’d like to take a moment and publicly thank you. We can’t do what we do without you, our friends, family, and swimmers, by our side. With your help, hundreds of children have learned the lifesaving skill of swimming, reducing their risk of...