Post Olympics Bump Helps American Swimming Coaches Association to Record Numbers
from Swimming World Magazine
 Not only has USA Swimming seen record growth within the ranks of its swimmers after an amazing run for the sport at the 2008 Beijing Games, the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) just broke a significant barrier within the coaching ranks.
According to ASCA Executive Director John Leonard, the organization has seen its voluntary membership surpass 6,000 to a grand total of 6,011 as of Sept. 29. This is a record for the association.
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Weary from Weight-Training? Lighten the Load
from MSNBC
Do you always have to max out with weights? Will a week off from the gym wipe out your fitness gains? And is it essential to wear shoes if you exercise in your living room? Smart Fitness answers your workout queries. More
How Swimming Saved My Daughter's Life
A Special Contribution to the ASCA E-Newsletter
I've always known about the amazing benefits of swimming -- the excellent cardio-vascular workout with few, if any, injuries; the satisfaction of setting goals, training hard, and seeing success at swim meets; the friendships made with swimmers from all over the city and state; and the knowledge that swimming is a sport that is lifelong. Having been a competitive swimmer myself, I encouraged all my children to swim. They started with the summer swim league and eventually became year-round swimmers. For the past five years, my family has been active at Northside Aquatics (410 pool) in San Antonio and today four of my five children are enrolled in the various club programs. Needless to say, I am a huge fan of swimming, but I didn't realize the impact that swimming had on my children's lives, that is, not until my child contracted staph pneumonia and nearly died. More
Phelps Named USA Swimming’s Athlete of the Year
from ESPN
Here's a no-brainer: Michael Phelps was named USA Swimming's athlete of the year. Phelps' mother, Debbie, was on hand at the group's convention to accept the award. He won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, breaking Mark Spitz's 36-year-old record. Phelps' personal coach, Bob Bowman, was already recognized this month as coach of the year by the American Swimming Coaches Association. More
Even a Little Exercise Makes a Difference
from Los Angeles Times
Five obese women were involved in a study recently presented at the American Physiological Society’s conference in Hilton Head, S.C., examining the effect of a single bout of exercise on the body’s fat-burning oxidation rate. They participated in three separate two-day trials; in one, they ate a diet to maintain their weight (this served as a control); in another, they ate a high-calorie diet; and in the third, they ate a high-calorie diet and exercised to burn off the extra calories they consumed.
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Diet, Lifestyle Advice for College Students
from Irish Help
The Nutrition and Health Foundation (NHF) is offering diet and lifestyle advice to the thousands of students who are due to start college in the coming weeks. According to the foundation, college students are well known for their unhealthy habits. In fact, research has shown that after starting college, fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity levels decrease, while fast food consumption increases. More
Four Ways to Measure Fitness Without a Scale
from Dallas Morning News
Don't get rid of your scale, but don't believe everything you think it tells you. There are better ways to measure fitness success. The following are a few ways to measure success that don't require a scale. More
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