Super Fitness Health BlogTop 10 Swimming And Water Safety Tips
If you are one of those people who are always looking to improve your swimming technique, then look no further! Because outlined below are 10 rewarding tips that will enhance your swimming ability greatly. Firstly, let’s get out the house and into that swimming pool!
Tip 1: Jumping straight into the pool and swimming straight away is not the best way for your body. If you think about it, you are exerting some of your key body muscles such as your shoulders, lower back, chest, arms and legs. Therefore you must fully stretch and warm up before swimming to avoid causing injury.
Tip 2: If you are constantly swimming loads and loads of lengths at a consistent pace, and wondering why you aren’t getting fitter or improving? The reason for this is this is not the way to improve! It may seem odd, but swimming fewer lengths at a higher tempo and having more rests in between provides much more impact on your fitness levels and swimming technique.
Tip 3: Are you like many other swimmers kicking from the knees when swimming front crawl or backstroke? If this is the case, you are not swimming to your full potential. The key to a good front crawl or backstroke is to kick from the hips whith you rknees hardly flexed and your toes pointed! This way you will get maximum thrust from your legs.
Tip 4: Do not dive into water when you are unaware of the depth. If you are uncertain of the depth of the water, either carefully get in the water or jump in feet first. If there are any “no diving” signs around, you must obey these signs, as these indicate areas that are unsafe for head first entries.
Tip 5: The key to a good stroke is rhythm and balance. Control you breathing and use it to help you relax as this will improve your stroke technique.
Tip 6: If you tend to swim more often in natural water sources such as a lake, a river or even the sea, you should take note of this tip the most. You must be aware of the 4 dangerous “too’s” – too cold, too much sun, too far from safety and too tired. The results could be fatal if you don’t take these factors into account when you have been swimming for longer periods of time.
Tip 7: When swimming backstroke, imagine that you are balancing a hot cup of tea on your head! The reasoning for this, is because keeping a still head helps you keep your composure and keeps your body streamlined when swimming.
Tip 8: You need to allow your body to cool down after swimming. If you think about it, you are working every single muscle in your body to a high exertion level. Cooling down will bring this high exertion level way down to an eventual resting condition. Not only this, but the cooling down process maintains the level of blood flowing through your muscles which prevents aches for the next time you exert yourself.
Tip 9: It doesn’t take a genius to realise that water is 80 times denser than air. However, it does take a genius to notice that a first-class swimming technique isn’t down to strength in the water. An excellent swimming technique relies on how streamlined your body is passing through the water. By keeping your body streamlined, you will notice significant improvements immediately.
Tip 10: You’re not alone! No matter the swimmer, whether they are slow, fast, young or old, you must remember that there are other people swimming just like you. You must be aware of others around you at all times when you are swimming, not just for the safety of others, but for your own also.
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