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Swimming Workouts For Beginners Weight Loss

19/02/2017 by Curtis

Swimming Workouts For Beginners Weight Loss

Swimming workouts for beginners weight loss is bullet pointed below don’t be shy take a look!!!!

Good exercises for swimmers & beginners are easy to come by if you want to step it up.

Hearing a number of ex beginner swimmers that have now become very comfortable with the water say that they want to step it up and get a light workout in their swim.

Exercises for swimmers at home can be found all over the internet of course, but I would like to bullet point a few different things that I personally use in my daily swim workouts.

These tips and techniques are from my personal workouts that I choose to do.

I recommend for these swim workouts you are able to swim the length of a 25 meter pool by yourself.

If you are unable swim that far but would like to give them a try SWIM ONLY IN A SHALLOW POOL.

Kickboard Freestyle kicks both hands on board X2 Laps (Kickboard needed)
Kickboard Butterfly kicks both hands on board X2 Laps (Kickboard needed)
X2 Laps of Freestyle
X2 Laps of Breaststroke
Kickboard Butterfly kicks X1 Lap
X2 Laps of Freestyle arms with Pull Buoy in between your legs (Pull Buoy needed)
X2 Laps of Breaststroke
Finish with a cool down X2 Laps of Freestyle

This is a very light and easy swimming workout for beginners to assist with weight loss also.

Remember you get very hungry after a good solid swim workout so eat clean after you just burnt a lot of calories off in that pool.

Now go get them & always make sure you keep it fun to then reach your swimming goals.

HAVE A GREAT WORKOUT!!!!

Get Familiar With Water Learning How To Swim

14/02/2017 by Curtis

Get Familiar With The Water Before Learning How To Swim

If you want to get familiar with the water before learning how to swim.

This is article is to help guide you in the right direction of learning how to swim.

Now really you don’t have an actual step by step way of being able to introduce yourself or a child to the water.

The steps that I am personally writing are not the absolute, “do it my way or the highway” steps.

They are steps I would recommend and then you can decide yourself whether you will mix and match and do as you will. LOL.

Tips & Guides

Be sure to have the correct swimwear for the introduction of course.

Goggles (Needed) and a swim cap (If Needed) – Reason I say “Needed” for goggles is that for most beginner swimmers learning how to swim it is a little easier to not have to deal with water in your eyes while getting use to the water. A swim cap is not necessarily a must depending on how much hair you have.

A flotation device will come in handy for sure. Noodle, kick board, life jacket ect.

Before entering the pool you may want to check the temperature. It can be extreme shock if the pool is TOO cool.

Enter the shallow end and begin to walk around to become comfortable with the movement of the water.

After becoming familiar with the water and the movement of it, try to now blow bubbles with your nose above the water. Start with small bubbles and try to breathe through your nose.

When you feel confident enough then it is time to submerge your head under the water. (Good little tip is to blow out of your nose when you go under) This is where learning how to swim is a game changer.

Time to use the flotation device you have or if you do not have a flotation device you can use the wall. I do recommend AT ALL TIMES BE CLOSE TO THE WALL. Try floating on your back as shown in this VIDEO.

These bullet points are to get you familiar with the water so that you can first overcome the fear of water or swimming lessons.

How to learn to swim for beginners is just like anything else, it needs repetition.

Try to use these steps 2 – 3 times a week if possible.

You will be learning how to swim in no time!!

Swimming Tips

09/02/2017 by Curtis

Swimming Tips

Healthy swimming tips is much needed knowledge that we don’t think of often.

As parents we all want our children Happy Healthy & Safe.

So with that in mind when we are having fun in the sun or enjoying a great swimming lesson we need to start out with being sanitary.

Before you leave the house make sure you have everything you need for your day out.

Having the correct swim edict in a public swimming pool can help you and your child have a great swim day in & out of the pool with no unexpected rashes, swimmers eye irritation etc.

Accidents in the pool happen of course but to follow some small healthy swimming tips & create a habit of it, it will help avoid these small accidents that can cause pool closures.

Healthy swimming is exactly what we want for our kids.

All infants, those not yet potty trained, will be required to wear the appropriate swimwear to enter the pool.

Example: A disposable swim nappy/diaper and elasticized pants over them to be worn at ALL TIMES.

To Avoid Accidents and pool closures please make sure of the following swimming tips:

Try to go to the restroom/toilet before entering the pool
Wear the appropriate fitting swimwear including waterproof diaper/nappy AT ALL TIMES!!!
Change diapers/nappies regularly when at facilities for long periods of time. Please try to use change rooms, NOT pool side or on picnic tables.
After diaper/nappy changes, throw out the waste and clean hands before re-entering the pool.

Swimming costumes for infants & swimming nappies/diapers are NOT always available at all swimming facilities. Be sure to bring extra EVERY TIME.

POOL CLOSURES DUE TO CONTAMINATION CAN BE UP TO 20+ HOURS.

So all the more reason for parents to make sure that you & your child are practicing good healthy swimming habits.

You don’t want to go to the pool & be the reason it is shut down all because you thought it might be “OK” just this time. LOL.

Enjoy yourself, have fun & always encourage a healthy, safe, happy & fun swim.

REMEMBER NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED!!! NO SWIMMING ALONE!!!!

Benefits of Swimming & Swim Lessons

07/02/2017 by Curtis

Benefits of Swimming & Swim Lessons

What are some of the benefits of swimming & swim lessons?

Swimming is a fun, exciting, healthy & low impact activity.

It has many physical benefits of course but it also has its mental health benefits.

Swimming is an activity for all ages & is enjoyed without even knowing that you are getting in a great workout.

How Is Swimming/Swimming Lessons Good For You?

First thing that always comes to mind is FUN. LOL.

When swimming or learning to swim you have a life skill that not everyone can do.

One of the benefits of swimming lessons is its a very low impact sport so the chance of injury is much lower.

I never can say that you can’t get injured but you will be more inclined to being sore from working out & not even knowing it.

Some more benefits of swimming provides you with a cardiovascular workout as well as a full upper body workout, such as arms, shoulders back as well as kicking for lower leg workout.

It has been known to help with asthma also, however if you are asthmatic please check with your doctor before really jumping into any long swim activity.

What Age Should My Child Learn To Swim?

Now no one can tell you what age you need to start your child swimming, but the guidelines for such a thing are a little bit all over.

I am from Australia originally so I looked at the (ASCTA) Australian Swimming Coaches & Teachers Association and they recommend infants can start at 4 months of age.

I will not lie I started my children at 3 months for 1 time out of the week. 3 to 4 months will give enough time for your child to build a strong enough immune system for strength & bond.

At this age infants can get so many benefits of swimming & learn to swim.

When I say swim I do mean learning how to be confident and familiar with the water.

Learning to swim is again a life skill in itself.

Your child will start off by learning how to hold their breath & closing their eyes.

They will learn to kick their feet & can also become so comfortable with water that gliding is easily picked up.

Now I never say never but obviously at this age they will not be swimming by themselves very much. LOL. Either way keep up with it because repetition is key.

Eating Before Swimming!

06/01/2017 by Curtis

Eating Before Swimming! How Long Should You Wait?

How many times have you stopped your child from eating before swimming?

Or stopped them from getting into the pool when eating before swimming?

How long should we wait until we enter the pool or water after eating?

What will it cause if you eat and enter straight away?

LOL. Here to tell you right now there is no absolute answer to both of those of those questions

Most adults really don’t want to go straight into activity after a meal or light snack, but children on the other hand they love to get straight back to it.

My 2 boys are eating on the go a lot so I always have made sure that vegetables were something that we just ate as a snack and for dinner.

I never made it “DIFFERENT” for them to even not want to eat them.

We make it a normal everyday snack.

With that being said of course foods like carrots, broccoli, fruit ect. will always be a lot lighter on your childs tummy & getting back in the pool or water will be less waiting time.

The consistent time for most children & adults

The normal amount of time for most parents that we have always heard is 30 min wait for food to settle.

I normally stick to that with meals and 10 – 15 mins for a light snack such as chips, fruit, vegetables ect.

The reason most people say to get your child to wait entering the pool after eating is that your child is working their body a little harder than usual while they are in the water.

Moving around can cause them to be sick in the pool area. Also swallowing pool water right after eating isn’t a very pleasant thing to handle sometimes.

Having your child eat lightly before or while they are swimming and having fun is a way to avoid them from getting sick.

Also having them eat the right digestive foods always helps prevent swimming sickness.

Examples: Fruits, Crackers, Vegies ect.

That way the time that they have to stay out of the pool is much shorter and they stop bugging you while you enjoy the sun and fun.

Remember have fun get wet and NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED!!!