Benefits
of Swimming
Being active can help you live longer and feel better. It can improve
your mood and help you sleep better. It can help you manage your weight and improve your balance.
Surveys have shown the activity most people want to take part in is swimming
– and they have made a wise choice because swimming is so good for you...........more
Swimming & Asthma
‘I
was diagnosed with asthma at the age of seven just as I began swimming. I’ve managed it over the years by listening
to my doctor and taking my preventer inhalers. I never train without my reliever inhaler by the side of the pool, just in
case, but very rarely have any problems.’
KAREN PICKERING, SWIMMER
Swimming is usually an excellent form of exercise for children and young people with
asthma. The warm humid air in the pool is less likely to trigger symptoms of asthma. However, this is not
the case for everyone and chlorine and swimming in cold water can trigger some people’s asthma......more
Learn About Nutrition
Whether you're grabbing breakfast before school or choosing a snack after sports practice, make healthy choices with
MyPyramid! The Five Food Groups are the building blocks of the Pyramid. Your body needs these nutritious foods to grow and
stay healthy....more
Nutrition for Training and Racing
DID YOU KNOW? You don’t get fitter and stronger during training. It is only after training in the recovery phase that your body adapts and improves, so you are ready to train again better or race at a new level.
By focusing on your nutrition as part of your training it will help you maximise every session so that you stand on the start line fitter and stronger with a pb in your sights.
Nutrition for Training and Racing.pdf
Swimming specific training
You will find the following pages useful in developing your fitness training
programme includes articles on:
Planning the training
General strength development
General conditioning
Agility training
Speed development
EnduEndurance training - cardiovascular development...more
Long Term Athletic Development (LTAD)
Sports scientists have reported that there are critical periods in the
life of a young person in which the effects of training can be maximised. They have also concluded that it can take anything
from eight to twelve years of training for a talented athlete to achieve elite status. This has led to the development of
athletic models, which identify appropriate training aims at each stage of the athlete's physical development.........more
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