Why do you swim
By yoniarnon
@yoniarnon (1079)
Israel
9 responses
@MichaelNil (143)
• United States
3 Feb 11
I swim for all of the above reasons! I swim for fun, to stay healthy, and just for the sport. I am a swim instructor as well. I prefer to teach the older kids, because they are often more competitive and their attitudes make it more interesting. It's fun to swim with friends. It's also great exercise. Staying fit has several benefits in life.
@yoniarnon (1079)
• Israel
3 Feb 11
I agree with you a bout the adult kids, but i don't like to make them competitive our i think that our society is enough competitive, i like it that they are smarter and more listening than the younger kids..
@MichaelNil (143)
• United States
4 Feb 11
Competition can actually help improve your speed. Competitive kinds will then have a goal to reach for, to make them try harder. Because they're kids, they're simple. Using psychology against them, you can get their competitiveness to make them swim faster.
Its different for everybody. =P
@333tangtang (404)
• China
15 Dec 10
Why do i swim? of course to stay in good health ;-)
I go swimming almost everyday, no matter in any seasons, I have a back problems doctor says I should go swimming then would have a lot help,and I trust my doctor and the truth is yes! to go swimming is good for people who have back problems ;-)
I think because my sore back so i go swimming, but seems if I do not go for some days,then I feel not well haha. after an all body exercise all day feels good,that is my feeling.so I keep go swimming now
@333tangtang (404)
• China
19 Dec 10
hah, it's super hard I mean the butterfly, I only swim like a frog,every morning do 600-800m in 30 minutes.
enough is ok, do not want to try too hard,good in swimming is that is a full body exercise and while we sweaty we do not know that.hehe
@yoniarnon (1079)
• Israel
15 Dec 10
It is great the you swimming 333tangtang but i am not sure that daily is so healthy, usually you need to let the body rest a little bit and at the resting time it is getting stronger that before the exercise.
By the way, it is depend how you swim, i think the free crawl and back crawl are the best for the back but i think breath stroke is not so good, and butterfly is really bad for our back..
@Lore2009 (7378)
• United States
11 Dec 10
Since we are also made of 80% of water, I think I am naturally attracted to bodies of water. It is good for our health as exercise too but I mostly enjoy it because of the sensation it gives me. Even taking a bath helps me relax and feel refreshed. When I am able to swim in a pool, I enjoy the feeling and it makes me relaxed and happy. The beach also gives me a positive psychological effect. It just simply makes me happy so I like to swim.
@yoniarnon (1079)
• Israel
11 Dec 10
Good for you, swimming is really healthy it is great you relax at water.
I hate the Chlorine at pools and i will never get use to this smell, but i suffer it cause i like swimming :)
@Graceekwenx (3160)
• Philippines
11 Dec 10
Welcome to Mylot Yoni.
I am 35 years old, do you think i am too old to learn how to swim? I really really really want to learn how to swim because i feel so left out whenever i go to the beach with my friends, i can only stay till water reaches my chest.
@yoniarnon (1079)
• Israel
12 Dec 10
Sure you can learn to swim! You even young, i have class at night of 5-7 male and females ages between 45 - 52. I thought someone at age 25 to swim free style stroke in 2 meeting. I even thought my girl friend, age 22, and she was very afried, it took a while but now she swim great!
You can start alone or to take a few lessons.
Alone - enter the pool from the ladder, and enter slowly until your neck will be at the water but you can stand, you can hold the pool side. Slowly enter your mouth and do bubbles.. For more info you can search You-tube movies, or just ask me for more help :)
Don't forget:" NEVER TO LATE TO LEARN"
@doggieMJ (55)
• United States
12 Dec 10
im a 13 year old competitive swimmer, and i swim 2 hours + every day, 6 hours on weekends. i love racing, and i live for 1st place and the gold medal. i swim because i am an competitive swimmer, and racing is so much fun! it is also an individual sport, and i like individual sports as opposed to team sports!! i am working of bringing my 50 freestyle time down to 27 seconds, as it is 20 seconds at the moment! :D
@yoniarnon (1079)
• Israel
25 Jan 11
It is O.k. few of use born to be champions
and i don't think it is healthy cause there is only one winer and a lot of losers and we didn't born equal so it ain't good to match you with others..
@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
12 Dec 10
I swim in the summer in the lakes and rivers with my friends for fun and for being chilled in those hot days. I enjoy the water very much and I like goofing around with my friends in the water. We usually play some games with balls or other improvised competitions, like who can stay more under the water or who swims faster.
@Hephzibah (20)
• South Africa
17 Mar 11
My son (18)is the one who swims. He swims because he has the talent and he loves it. He loved water ever since he was a baby but only got the chance to swim professionally since he was 15. He really has talent and as parents we try to give him the opportunities he deserves. He trains with the best in South Africa (former Olympic gold medal winner)and with every gala / championship we see the results of hard work, together with talent.
His hard work (training of 2 sessions per day of which 1 is 3 hours)pays off and he stands a chance of being part of the SA National Team to participate abroad.However, I wonder if his love for swimming will survive the impact that sport has on him. He does not have a social life, he has to watch his eating habits - he just caunt do stuff other boys his age do.
In your experience as trainer - is love for the sport enough when you go professional?
