Move with Cecilia

Move with Cecilia Hi, I’m Cecilia!

I created my own business, based in Coolangatta, where I offer both local and mobile services.I specialize in Adult Learn to Swim,ocean swimming, and fitness coaching, helping people feel confident, strong,and empowered through movement.

21/07/2026

Put the Garmin on your wrist and forget it exists. ⌚️

I see it all the time — swimmers constantly checking their watch mid-swim. And I get it. We're data driven. We want to know our pace, our distance, our heart rate.

But here's why checking your Garmin while you swim is actually working against you.

🏊🏻‍♀️1. It destroys your body position.
Every time you lift your wrist to check your watch you disrupt your stroke, drop your hips and create drag. That split second of checking your data is costing you more time than the data is saving you. Your body position in the water is everything — don't sacrifice it for a number.

🏊🏻‍♀️2. It pulls you out of your feel.
Swimming is one of the most technical sports there is. Every stroke requires presence — your breathing, your catch, your rotation. The moment your focus goes to your watch it leaves your body. And that disconnection is where bad habits sneak back in.

🏊🏻‍♀️3. In open water it can be dangerous.
When you're focused on your wrist you're not focused on what's around you — other swimmers, surf, currents, buoys. Sighting and awareness keep you safe. Your Garmin doesn't.

Use your data after the swim. Analyse, learn, adjust. But in the water? Trust your body. Trust your feel. Trust your training.

The watch can wait. 🌊💙

14/07/2026

Rule number 1: Impress yourself.

There is something we don't talk about enough — the real reason why we do what we do.

From my experience, a lot of us start a challenge to feel proud of ourselves. To feel worthy. And that is a beautiful reason to start. But when we attach too much importance to the result — the time, the place, the number on the scale — we give up at the first obstacle. Because the goal starts to feel out of reach.

This is why coming back to your *why* is everything.

Your why is what carries you when you doubt. It's the voice that gets you out of bed when motivation has gone quiet.

So why do I focus so much on mindset as a swim coach and personal trainer?

Because I've seen too many people who want to move — who genuinely want to change — activate self-sabotage mode at the first wave of difficulty. And by working on the why, the confidence, the trust — they achieve what they didn't think possible.

The drills, the skills, the stroke correction — yes, they matter. Absolutely. But the belief? That's what makes you stronger. That's what makes everything else work.

For me they go hand in hand. When I give you an exercise, I need you to believe you can learn something new. Because that belief is what turns practice into progress.

So come back to rule number 1.

Not to impress them. Not to prove a point.

To impress yourself. That's the only finish line that never gets old. 🔥💙

11/07/2026

Garmin oh Garmin.
Sometimes we don’t know if we love you or want to let you in the drawer.😂😂😂

09/07/2026

Success is 5% motivation. 95% discipline.

And I'd even go further than that — call it devotion.

Because motivation? It comes and goes. It shows up when you're fired up after a podcast, a race, a conversation that lit something in you. And then life happens. You're tired. It's cold. The couch is comfortable. And motivation? Gone.

But devotion stays.

Devotion is what got me out of bed for my long ride when I had zero desire to clip in. Devotion is what kept me swimming when the ocean was rough and my body was tired. Devotion is what carried me across finish lines that motivation alone never could have.

Nobody finishes an Ironman on motivation. They finish it on discipline. On the promise they made to themselves long before race day. On the habit of showing up — even when they didn't feel like it.

And here's the thing — it's the same for everything.

Your health. Your business. Your relationships. Your growth.

Motivation gets you started. Devotion gets you there.

So when the motivation dries up — and it will — ask yourself: am I devoted to this? Do I want it enough to show up anyway?

Because success doesn't wait for you to feel ready. It rewards the ones who show up regardless. 🔥💙

What keeps you showing up on the hard days? Tell me below 👇

🌊 ST-MALO SWIM CAMP — 4 SPOTS LEFT 🌊September 15–22. The wild coast of Brittany. A week to swim further than you thought...
07/07/2026

🌊 ST-MALO SWIM CAMP — 4 SPOTS LEFT 🌊

September 15–22.
The wild coast of Brittany.

A week to swim further than you thought you could, and come home a different woman.

This isn't a swim clinic. It's open water, real tides, croissants, long dinners, and a group of women who show up for themselves.

All-inclusive. All you have to do is get on the plane.

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DM me "ST-MALO" and let's get you there. 🇫🇷✨

07/07/2026

Two small things that make a massive difference on race day.🔥🔥

Nobody talks about them. Nobody puts them on the podium. But trust me — they will save you.

🍬Number one: lollies.
As much as I love broccoli — and I do — it will not get you across that finish line. The lollies will. Sugar (carbs) is your best friend on race day. Embrace it. Know how much you need and pack them with zero guilt and keep moving. 🍬

🧴Number two: anti-chafe cream.
Not glamorous. Not aesthetic. But without it? You will know about it by kilometre 80 on the bike. Apply it everywhere. No questions asked. You're welcome. 😅

Not the most glamorous race tips you'll ever read. But we do what we can to cross that finish line.

And that finish line? Worth every piece of candy and every questionable cream application. 🎉🌊

What's your non-negotiable race day secret weapon? Drop it below 👇

06/07/2026

The day you plant the tree isn’t the day you eat the fruit.

Or another way to say it is: “Be patient and trust the process.”

I know it isn’t what we want to hear. We tend to want everything yesterday for today but it may need time to grow.

We may need time to reach our goals.

So what if we were letting go of the outcome, just keep showing up and see what is happening.

02/07/2026

There is always one part of training we neglect more than the others. Until the wake up call.

I move, I exercise, I train — swim, run, bike (way less lately as I’m heading towards a SwimRun race 🏊🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️) — but the one thing I barely do?

Strength work.🙈

And my body has its own way of reminding me when I’m not listening.

I do my best to train smart and prevent injury.

But if I’m honest — I just never felt the desire to lift weights beyond the bare minimum.

Until the last couple of weeks when the pain around my hips became impossible to ignore.

The culprit? Glutes and hamstrings that aren’t strong enough.

So I’ve decided to take it more seriously.

More mobility and strengthening sessions are now on my program — full body, with specific focus on the areas that need it most.

Sometimes the body doesn’t ask. It tells. 👊

What part of your training have you been neglecting? Drop it below — no judgment here. 👇

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