idle thoughts while out of the pool with a cold

[CoachDavidShen]

Originally Posted by Danny

David,

Yesterday a snow storm moved through SE Michigan dumping about 8 inches of wet heavy snow on my driveway. Shoveling wet heavy snow is about the worst thing I can do to my arthritic lower back, but I found that the d-breathing gave me all the support I needed to do it without suffering negative after-effects. Of course this is more like weight lifting than like swimming, but at my stage of awareness of these muscles, it was perhaps just the right exercise to get a feel for how to engage and control them. The subtleties of using them while swimming may come at a later stage, but for now I think this was a very educational experience. Thanks for your help!

EXACTLY!!!