{"id":3298,"date":"2021-03-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesleepycompany.com\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2021-05-03T08:35:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T08:35:23","slug":"the-benefits-of-swimming-why-you-should-learn-to-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesleepycompany.com\/the-benefits-of-swimming-why-you-should-learn-to-swim","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Swimming & Why You Should Learn to Swim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Swimming is a skill that should be taught to everyone at a young age regardless of background. We are not talking about competitive swimming here, although you can definitely do it competitively if you have the desire and capability. Rather, we are talking about swimming in general and the associated benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what about older folks? There certainly is no age limit to learning how to swim, although it is true that older people tend to require more time to learn proper swimming techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You should have no trouble finding numerous affordable swimming classes offered in your area. You just need to take the dive and set aside sufficient time for the lessons (in addition to self-practice – safely, of course).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is common for swimming lessons to last between 8 and 12 weeks, with frequent self-practice being highly encouraged during the lessons’ interval. This is because most swimming coaches will teach their students a technique or two for one to two lessons before moving on to the next. Having extra time to practice on your own or with a buddy will definitely hasten your adaptability to the water and turn the fear of swimming into joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some tools that you will likely need as a beginner:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can probably purchase all the above for roughly $150 and still have some spare change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most coaches will start out with getting their students feeling comfortable when surrounded by water prior to teaching any techniques. Learning how to hold your breath underwater and breathing in and out between holds will probably come next. Different coaches have different preferences as to what comes after this, so we will not go into further details here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That said, here are 8 reasons\/benefits why you should learn how to swim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n