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If you are returning to swimming after years out or can’t confidently swim 15 lengths in a single visit then we recommend Swimfit Activate until you are ready to move on.

So what is the Activate Programme?

Swimfit Activate is your springboard to confidence in the water. Activate your swimming ability by practicing at your own pace from four to 40 lengths. Then jump off where you feel confident and join up to one of the Swimfit motivations.

Move at your own pace through 12 gym-style sessions and log your progress using MySwimfit. Activate your inner swimmer and enjoy the benefits of swimming once more.

Activate numbers

Swimming strokes needed: 1
Times a week in the pool: Up to you
Minimum swimming ability: You must be able to swim at least 2 lengths.

What's next?

Activate the swimmer inside you by clicking on the image and registering for MySwimfit. Then go to the pool. It is as simple as that.

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11.05am 27th March 2012
rainbow_me

I was just wondering if there is a mistake with the health swimfit session 23. Just a few sessions back in session 20, it appears to expect you to only have to do 12 lengths in 25 lengths which seems to easy a session and then yesterday I tried to do session 23 which appears to be a lower intensity than session 20 you were expected to swim 126 lengths in 30 mins which I don’t think even professional swimmers could do! There is no way I can swim 126 lengths, especially not in 30 mins!
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12.03pm 24th January 2012
Katie Tomlyn

Hi Sligo,

The sessions become more intense as you follow the programme. If you did feel that the Shape up and Tone programme is going to be too easy I would suggest moving to the Fitness programme. You can amend your programme choice under your profile.

Alternatively you could continue on the Shape up and Tone and complete a Challenge as well to accompany your sessions. Sign up to a swimfit challenge on the dashboard just below the sessions chart.
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5.04pm 23rd January 2012
Sligo Woody from N Ireland

Hi there - I have just activated my swinfit shape and tone and have been logged as beginner but the first session was not as challenging as I would like. How can I change this beginner setting please?
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4.21pm 13th January 2012
Katie Tomlyn

Hi Alex,

If you feel the Competitive programme is not advanced enough maybe you could try completing a Challenge. You can set these up via your Dashboard. A Challenge is a set distance which you work towards at each of your swim sessions. You then enter the distance you swam and how long it took you, etc and you can view your progress on a map.
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7.08pm 10th January 2012
Alex from Ukraine

Hi, I’m looking for new ideas to vary my swimming workouts so I became new to swimfit. This site made me confused a bit. I’m 35yo masters swimmer breaststroker swimming mainly 50m and 100m breaststroke events and when I chose Competitive profile I expected I can set my times, pool size and distances I swim during training. As a result I’ve got a program which is easier than my average warm up. The question is if it is possible to configure my profile somehow to get adequate workout load?
Thanks
Alex
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12.35pm 8th January 2012
Adrian McDonald from London

Having not swam properly for a good number of years I am making good progress with the activate program. My breaststroke has always be fine but I am trying to ‘relearn’ back stroke and particularly front crawl.
Having completed the previous sessions comfortably I have hit a bit of a wall at session 10. I can swim a good number of lengths breast stroke without resting but this session calls for you to swim five lengths without resting with 2 different strokes and I just don’t don’t seem to have the endurance to complete a 4th-5th length of front crawl without resting.

Any advice
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10.39am 6th January 2012
Katie Tomlyn

Hi Karen,

Swimfit sessions are based on 25m lengths.
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7.57pm 5th January 2012
Karen Ana Stewart-Urrutia from Wandsworth SW London

HELLO JUST WONDERING THE LENGTH OF POOL NEEDED TO DO SWIMFIT TRAINING? PLEASE
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5.07pm 2nd January 2012
Dee from Bath, United Kingdom

Once I have the all clear for my eye operation I will start doing Activate program. My operation is on 12 January hopefully it will be third time lucky as its been canceled twice, I started doing the Activate program last year but stopped going swimming and going to the gym. Monica I would suggest that you start on the Activate programme.
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12.02pm 19th December 2011
Katie Tomlyn

Hi Lizzie,

Are you a member of Swimfit? If so login and enter a session.
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1.10am 18th December 2011
Lizzie

where do you get your speedo 20% discount code from?
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12.54pm 30th September 2011
Katie Tomlyn

Hi Natalie,

The follow on from the Activate programme is the Health programme. Give it a go and see how you get on!
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7.10am 29th September 2011
Natalie from Merseyside

I just completed my activate challenge and I feel good. I’m not sure which programme to take now though
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1.13pm 5th July 2011
Katie Tomlyn

Hi Beky,

I would suggest starting with the Activate programme to build your confidence in the water and then once you have either completed the 32 sessions or feel you have progressed enough to move on, then change to the Shape up and Tone programme. All aquatic activity should help improve your general fitness.
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7.47am 3rd July 2011
Beky from Eckington

would doing the activate swim fit still help me tone up and loose weight as that is what i want to do although i am not confident enough to go for the tone up cloasses :(
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8.15am 23rd May 2011
Katie Tomlyn

Hi Wendy,

I would suggest trying to improve your technique firstly as this is where you feel least confident. Try looking at our videos under Health: http://www.swimming.org/swimfit/health/ (the videos are listed on the left).

You could always try practicing with a kickboard to gradually build up your strokes. You can purchase these online: http://store.speedo.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product7_10151_10202_283285_-1_Y_Y_283286. Remember by becoming a MySwimfit member you are also entitled to 20% off Speedo products.
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12.28pm 21st May 2011
wendy williams from coventry

I am 49 and can only swim for a short time before I have to stop. I am not confident in the water, can’t put my head under and tired quickly. I can only just get from one end of a small pool to the other then I stop. I used to swim when I was younger but don’t know what happened. I just get scared to go in the deep end. I think I have a bad technique even in the small amount of swimming I can do.
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5.30pm 7th May 2011
Barry Wade

Hi Monic,

Go to http://www.swimming.org/bigsplash/pool-finder and put in your postcode to find your local pool. Give them a ring and ask about the lessons they have on offer.
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2.54pm 7th May 2011
Monic meehan from Rawdon,Leeds

I am in my sixties and can swim but havae not swam seriously for many years.I would very much like to take it up again and learn to improve my stroke and my fitness.I live in westt yorkshire in the leeds area.Could youtell me where I would get some advice on doing this
thanks
Monica Meehan