Swimming is easy

By learning natural elements, human discovers not only surroundings, but also open something new in himself – possibilities, desires, aspirations, phobias. Human has special relations with water. Genetic memory often subconsciously reminds us that life has started exactly in water. Swimming is one of the few types of activities, which has harmonic influence almost on all human systems and organs. People, who practice swimming regularly, get rid of a bunch of problems:

• the lack of muscles development and beautiful body formation;
• diseases of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems;
• the outcomes of muscle (joints) injuries;
• metabolic disorders;
• disorders of the nervous system and the stress outcomes.

There is no need to even talk about general well being effect of swimming. One swimming heat for just 3 minutes let muscles enrich as much oxygen as it is physiologically able to consume.

How to swim correctly?

Contrary to common misconceptions, there is no single right way to swim. Sportsmen use 4 main strokes, each of it has its own rules. But even they include different elements in their workout program.

Surely there cannot be established dogmas for amateurs, because workout program has to be chosen according to general fitness level, health status and personal characteristics. The best way is to do it with professional coach. He also will help to correct training and swimming techniques.

The comfort and effectiveness of swimming classes depends a lot on its frequency as well. Workout for 30 minutes 4 times a week show better result than visiting swimming pool 2 times a week with 2 hours workout.

Professional swimmers recommend to experiment with the speed by alternating short distance swimming with high pace and slow pace heats. It would gradually develop understand of personal working out pace for each swimmer.

“First steps” in a swimming pool

The swimming mastering passes all the steps as any other skill – from the simple learning through complicated understanding to automatic execution.

Classic program:

• learning arms and legs movements (separately);
• mastering the breathing technique (inhalation through mouth, exhalation through nose (mouth));
• connecting arms movements with breathing;
• connecting legs movements with breathing;
• general connection of movements and breathing.

The swimming person does not speak, does not see, does not hear what is going on around during heats. This time should be spent for pleasurable and positive thinking.

Small warm-up session before training helps increase blow flow, relax muscles, warm up joints and ligaments. Few more recommendations from professionals will help to master the technique and learn how to enjoy this useful activity.

Optimal movement is the basis of technique

The most optimal body position during workout in a swimming pool is when it looks like a line. In this case water resistance is decreased and those are the best conditions for the correct Breathing pace.

To get to this position you need:

• keep the back of your head and upper part of your legs on the same level;
• track the straight position of your back and neck;
• direct your look to the bottom of the pool.

It is not recommended to turn your head to the side during training because the direction of movement can be shifted in such case (pace is slowing down).

Legs movements should not be too frequent, sprawling and fast because of the extra energy coasts and often decrease of productivity.

For training of the both your body parts the movement of one hand with the extended position of the other hand can be practiced; then hands should be switched. This exercise has a good effect of a breathing training as well.

It is necessary to pay attention to the length of strokes, which is an important element in swimming. The long strokes allow to reach effectiveness maximum with minimum energy coasts.

Correct breathing as the basis of comfort and safeness

It is better to train Correct Breathing in following sequence:

• look to the bottom of the swimming pool on inhalation during the straight position;
• try to straight the body in a line in the same time.

It is better to keep your face under the water during freestyle swimming. Raise your head above water level or turn it to the side should be done for inhalation only. Such breathing allows to avoid time loses and to keep breathing pace.

Such children’s game as “blowing bubbles” under water is really useful for breathing training. You should do exhalation under the water with your mouth while going under water with head on exhalation. You may receive a buzzing sound, which length indicates the duration of the exhalation.

In conclusion, it should be mentioned that dehydration is possible during swimming workouts. It can be not shown externally, but in order to avoid the negative effects you should have a bottle of drinking water with you. It is a necessary procedure to fill the water balance in the body after the intensive exercise.

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