June 10th, 2010 | 
Author: A lot of people enjoy swimming in a daily basis. Few use swimming pools for enjoyment and some use for exercising. There are still thousands of people out there learning to swim. Swimming can help you release your stress and also help you reduce the unwanted fat in your body. There are many things you can do inside the pool but before all that you need to learn to swim.
The legendary Olympic swimming Alexandra Popov once said the water is your friend, it will help you move so treat it kindly. So the first thing to do is get familiar with the water and get rid of your fear. Once you get in the water do not panic as you will need to enjoy the water so stay calm. If you panic in the water your body won’t feel relaxed and you won’t be able to breathe properly hence you won’t be swimming properly and learning properly.
The first step when getting to the water is to get familiar and build relationship with the water. The next step is to glide with support to regain the feet calmly but firmly before getting your head out of the water.
I started to swim when I was 8 years old, I reckon was a perfect time for me. Learning when young is always beneficial hence why many parents take their children to swim at young age. It also keeps the children healthy. My local leisure centre offered good quality lessons and I usually loved going there because they had nice looking swimming pool enclosures as it felt like an indoor pool and I could swim even if it was raining. I also remember my first lesson when I panicked a little and hurt my leg after crashing in to the swimming pool filters. Now I am I swim like a fish.
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