IMPORTANCE OF SWIMMING

Right from the beginning of time man has been engaged in several physical activities to pass time in a positive manner. Sometimes those activities became the cause of physical pain and as a result the person was unable to perform his routine duties properly. In those old times there was one activity that was done by just a small number of people only for the sake of use in emergency situations, this activity is called swimming. It took centuries and countless accidents of boats and ship wrecks to learn the importance of swimming.

Even after the awareness about the need to learn swimming started, there were very few people who were interested in learning the skill. There were times when only men used to swim. With passage of time even the women started to learn swimming. Till now though the number of people interested in swimming is on constant increase but the interest of people in swimming is still low as compared to other sports. If we see at the number of swimmers in a single country the results of the super power America tell us a story as it is only 20% of the population who actually know how to swim.

SWIMMING FOR HELP

Though it is counted as one of the sports swimming is also a skill that should be learned to save the lives of others as well as that of your own. There are incidents reported where the death toll was high because of lack of knowledge among people about breathing in water or keeping ones head above water till the help arrives.

There are certain Alle soorten zwemshorts voor heren en dames situations in which the need to know swimming is felt with even more intensity rather than in normal situations, these situations where everyone needs a swimmer for help like floods ,tsunami and other rainstorms.

SWIMMING THE BEST EXERCISE

In today’s modern era swimming is considered the best exercise ever as it involves all the muscles and bones of the body. As a complete body exercise swimming not only strengthens your heart and lungs it also gives shape to your body by toning the muscles. Swimming is the only exercise that does not need any expensive equipment and can be done by people of all ages and genders. Swimming is a blessing for people with bone problems as well as the overweight people. It is the only exercise that can be done by all those patients who are not allowed to do any other exercise due to their health problems. 

HOW TO TACKLE AQUA-PHOBIA

WHAT IS AQUA PHOBIA?

There are many conditions that a human being has to face in his life ,some of them are physical and some are mental .Aqua phobia is one of the psychological or mental conditions that is faced by thousands of people across the globe.it is generally known as the fear of water. There are a lot of reasons behind every psychological problem but they may vary from person to person. According to the researchers who have done a lot of research in this regard aqua phobia is a problem that some of the people have from their early childhood but many cases have been reported in which it developed in later stage of life and sometimes it may occur to the people who were once swimmers and loved water. There are cases in which a person has spent his life at a city that had no natural water body around it and so has no idea what it feels like to enjoy near water, after shifting to a new places that is surrounded with natural water bodies ,developing the fear of water is very common in such people.

The fear of water in life becomes a burden as the person cannot enjoy the small picnics and family gatherings like beach picnics and pool side parties. If a person is invited to such a place he will out rightly reject the offer as being close to water has a great impact on their mental condition and they show every sign of discomfort. Cases have been reported in which the friends who did not know about a person’s fear of water forced him to enter the pool and the situation got worse as the person with aqua phobia actually drowned due to the over powering fear of water.

HOW TO HELP A PERSON WITH AQUA PHOBIA?

In many cases of aqua phobia the affected person is unable to understand whatever you tell him about enjoying the water.it is very Comfortable zwembroek voor zwemmers difficult to make an aqua phobic person feel at ease with water. The best way to help him get away from fear of water is to develop a relationship of trust with the person, and once that is achieved one should try to take him to areas with shallow waters and a lot of pool toys where the water cannot be seen. If you are able to make the person sit at the edge with feet in water then your chances to help him conquer the fear of water might be successful. It’s all about the patients trust and gradual and willing introduction to water bodies.

CHOOSING SWIMMING EQUIPMENT

One unique thing about the sport of swimming is its cost, it is unlike other sports where one has to spend thousands of rupees on equipment .there are just a few things that are needed for swimming and these things are available in the market of pocket friendly rates .here is a guideline to determine your swimming needs and help you purchase what is necessary.

SWIMMING COSTUMES

Regardless of your gender you would definitely need a swimming costume no matter you are a learner or have learnt swimming .if you want to do swimming regularly to become an expert swimmer  buying  at least two swimming costumes will be the right decision as the chemicals present in the swimming pools as well as chlorine does affect the material of the costume and it wears off in short time ,not only this sometimes it does happen that after a swim you forget to hang your costume to dry and it is very difficult to wear a wet costume.so the best arrangement is to buy two costumes.

MEN’S SWIMMING COSTUMES

There is a huge variety of swimming suits for men available in the market, there are some that are ultra-brief bikinis but there is also a variety of pants .some swimmers try to learn swimming in beach trunks that are not at all appropriate for swimming .the best swim suit is the one with best streamline and hugs the body .the swimsuit should never be baggy in style.no matter what you should always choose a swimsuit that is comfortable for you to wear.

WOMEN’S SWIM SUITS

There is a large variety of swimming costumes available in the market .there are two type of swimsuits two piece swimsuits and one piece swimsuit .the two piece swimsuit can also be used but one piece suit is more suitable. The neckline of a good swimsuit should not be a low cut one as it may scoop water.one should Comfortable zwembroek voor zwemmers choose a swimsuit according to one’s  physic ,a diamond back or fly back type of suits are known for their ability to keep the costume in place during swimming.

SUNSCREENS AND RASH CREAMS.

If you are swimming in summers the most important thing to keep with you is a sun blocker, many people have sensitive skins and can’t tolerate the pool chemicals, and they may develop rashes so in order to avoid the rashes one should apply the rash guards before entering the pool.

Some more important swimming accessories include caps, nose plugs, ear plugs and goggles.