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Learn Basics of Swimming for Beginners

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Learning the Basics of Swimming for Beginners

Hey swimmers it’s ya boy Curtis Knight your online swim instructor.

Just having some basics of swimming for beginners down in your head will help so much with your future swim lessons.

Yo was happen’n its ya boy Curtis Knight your online swim instructor!

Willingness to want to get into the water is always the first thing to overcome.

I will lay out some key steps to a nice transfer into a paid swim lesson.

  1. Getting Comfortable in the Water. 

    Not everyone is perfectly comfortable getting into the water & its completely understandable.

    Start by entering into a shallow end of the pool with enough water for you to move around & leave your feet off the bottom of the pool.

    If you are not very comfortable with putting your face in the water you will need to start by blowing some bubbles on top of the water.

  2. Learning How To Float. 

    The basics of swimming for beginners will always involve a little back floating.basics of swimming for beginners

    Learning how to float is quite easy once you get relaxed.

    Start out by putting both feet & both hands on the wall of the pool.

    Tilt your head back looking straight up in the sky & slowly push off the wall releasing your hands & feet off of the wall.

    As you push off slowly keep your belly button up and out of the water & stay nice and relaxed.

  3. Learning To Kick Underwater. 

    Kicking underwater is a definite must in basics of swimming for beginners because that is how you will get from A to B as quick as possible.

    This is not difficult at all once you are comfortable with the water you will have no choice but to kick underwater.

    Learning to scissor kick in the water is the best way to learn first for beginners.

    Scissor kicks will help you with your freestyle stroke when you are all set and ready to be a killer shark in the water.

    Just Having Fun

    You always need to remember to just enjoy the water.

    Never over think anything you do because you can always just float or kick to the top.

    For all children NO SWIMMING ALONE.

    Have fun & as always holla at ya boi.

Should Swimmers Use Steam Room

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Should Swimmers Use Steam Room

I am one to enjoy a good workout & also unwind. Question for some beginner swimmers is should swimmers use steam room after a swim workout? And also can you use it before a swim?

To be honest I personally don’t believe that you “HAVE” to use the steam room before or after your workout.

Benefits Using Steam Room Before

Should Swimmers Use Steam RoomThe benefits of using the steam room before your swimming workout is that it will help your muscles loosen up & warm up. It is said that it makes your swim much more relaxing, I can say yes it does.

You also are able to clear out your lungs, nose & throat quite easily in the steam room, to assist you with your breathing patterns in the water. Instead of having snot & phlegm coming out of you messing up your breathing patterns.

Using Steam Room After

My personal treat after a hard workout of any sort is to hit the steam room. The benefits on the opposite side of the question should swimmers use steam room is that it helps tremendously with recovery.

Recovery of muscles & clearing of your lungs, nose & throat from the steam room will help you on a day to day bases stay healthy & have quicker muscle recovery for great nights sleep.

Day to Day

Like I said at the beginning there is no right or wrong time to hit the steam room aka (sweat box) because it benefits you either way.

I love to use the steam room as a treat after I am done with my swim but I also use it before the day starts & it is a great start to the day.

Another reason why should swimmers use steam room, helps with the pores in your skin to help you stay smooth & pimple free through the day. LOL.

When using the steam room try to use 8-10mins at a time you will get way too hot & you do not want to dehydrate. Normal steam room temps are at about 113-115 degrees Fahrenheit

Importance of Pool Cleaning

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Importance of  Pool Cleaning

importance of pool cleaningDo you get into your own pool? If the answer is yes then you know the importance of Pool Cleaning.

Keeping your pool clean is a must to ensure your comfort, keep equipment clean and safe for swimming.

Regular pool cleaning can prolong the life of your pool, prevent bacteria growth & hold of unwanted repairs.

Just like the maintenance of anything the pool needs to be maintained on a weekly bases to prevent the above from happening.

Every few days spend at least 5 to 10 mins brushing & scrubbing to keep that beautiful pool sparkling or have a pool cleaning professional maintain every week or so.

Daily & Weekly Maintenance

  • Check you chemical levels Chlorine, PH levels & Alkalinity
  • Clean out skimmer & pump baskets
  • Brushing surface of pool & any tile areas
  • Use net to scoop debris off the top of pool
  • Check filter pressure in case of a needed backwash

Cleaning

Of course a pool vacuum will be a sure way to maintain on a regular bases but you should also use a manual brush on all of the areas of the pool.

Now there are some areas in a pool that an automatic pool cleaning system will miss. Pay particular attention to stairs, corners & other hard to reach spots.

Brushing even after the pool is clean is highly recommended. The reason being is that there will be dirt build up on the walls & floor.

Try not to scrub the pool with plastic edged brushes to avoid marks on the plaster.

Nice & easy firm strokes are all you need while brushing the pool.

The importance of pool cleaning is very well known but the easiest way to maintain your pool is to get a pool cleaning professional. Be sure to look up your local pool cleaners & get some quotes.

 

Recommended days a week for swim lessons

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Recommended days a week for swim lessons

Is there recommended days a week for swim lessons that are set in stone? Well, Naahh!

I personally recommend 2 – 3X a week for children & adults mainly in first 6 weeks for consistency & repetition. Both are key to learning how to swim as a life skill.

If you can paCurtis Knight teaching private swim lessonsrticipate in swim lessons 1X a week on a consistent bases that is much better than here & there. You or your child want to become familiar with the water on a daily bases so that you can overcome any fears of the waters motions & movements.

A lot of the time people have a window that they may need to learn to swim before an event or trip. I have had clients that were headed on vacation to Hawaii or on a cruise in a few weeks & need to learn before they leave.

This is ok to do. The Recommended days a week for swim lessons would be higher for shorter time frames also.

I recommend if you are going on a trip & need to learn how to swim, give yourself about 6 solid weeks of swimming lesson repetition.

For a solid 6 weeks recommended days a week for swim lessons would be about 3 to 4X a week to be absolutely comfortable about swimming on your vacation.

Be sure to take if you do need to learn to swim in a short period of time. You will need as much 1 on 1 time as you can get to become comfortable.

Now remember just going & participating in some form of swimming lessons will be much better than none what so ever, but you do want to stay consistent & get in some good repetition.

Be sure to keep it fun & stay safe. CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER SWIM ALONE!!!

 

Swimming Workouts For Beginners Weight Loss

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Swimming Workouts For Beginners Weight Loss

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

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

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Learning How To SwimGet 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!!