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Pool chlorine products are not the only way to sanitize a swimming pool.
Many people do not like the toxicity and odor of water treated with chlorine and prefer other methods to keep their pool safe. It is not environmentally beneficial to use a lot of strong chemicals on a regular basis. A non-chlorinated pool feels [...]
September 7th, 2010 | Posted in free style swimming | No Comments
Think of a situation, you are coming back to home at the end of a day. You are tired and need immediate relief and relaxation. What will you do? Seek a massager and spend a lot of money to relive your tensions and worries! Not every time, you can afford to get relaxation by engaging [...]
September 4th, 2010 | Posted in free style swimming | No Comments
I enjoy sharing the story of how I made my decision to devote myself to using jump rope as my chosen cardio workout. It was early in my professional dance career (early 70s) and right about the time that Dr. Kenneth Cooper had coined the term “aerobics” and came out with his book on the [...]
August 30th, 2010 | Posted in free style swimming | No Comments
The ocean can be a great place to swim. It’s fun to play on the shoreline and even venture out into the waves. There are some ocean swimming tips that you really need to know if you want to be safe, though.
First of all, you really shouldn’t swim in the ocean unless there’s a lifeguard [...]
August 29th, 2010 | Posted in free style swimming | No Comments
Getting the most out of every stroke is essential in breaststroke, whether you’re 12 or 52. When you think of “getting the most” out of each stroke, you have to think of a few key things: Where are you reaching; your profile in the water; and how much payback you’re getting from each pull and [...]
August 24th, 2010 | Posted in free style swimming | No Comments
Maintaining a good kick while doing the front crawl, is not so much for propulsion as it is for body control. The amount of propulsion you derive from the kick only covers up to 15% of propulsion, the remainder is the arms. This does not mean that you do not need to work on good [...]
August 21st, 2010 | Posted in free style swimming | No Comments
To excel in his or her sport, an athlete must include these 3 unavoidable components in his or her training regimen – strength training, endurance and stamina training and flexibility training. Endurance and stamina can be defined as the ability of an individual to undergo a prolonged period of physical activity without undue stress or [...]
August 21st, 2010 | Posted in free style swimming | No Comments
If your like me and have always wanted a swimming pool in your back garden but, either don`t have the time or money to maintain one you might think about getting a above ground swimming pool. They are fairly cheap to buy, easy to set-up and don`t require no where near as much maintenance as [...]
August 19th, 2010 | Posted in free style swimming | No Comments
Previously, I have mentioned some benefits of swimming that you can gain. There are some other benefits that you can gain from swimming. In this part, I will explain about the other benefits of swimming and the things that you have to do before swimming.
Self safety
When you are able to swim, you do not have [...]
August 7th, 2010 | Posted in free style swimming | No Comments
Total Immersion (TI) is a method of swimming instruction, developed by Terry Laughlin, an American swimming coach. Its primary focus is to teach swimmers to move in a more efficient, natural way in the water.
August 7th, 2010 | Posted in free style swimming | No Comments