Welcome to the Home of Health on Swimfit
If maintaining health is your goal then you are in the right place. This section supports the Health programme in Swimfit. Here you will find a range of advice, guidance and videos to help you access the benefits of swimming.
So, what is the Health programme?
Well, it is all about using swimming to maintain your health. You probably do other activity to stay healthy but are looking to include the benefits of swimming into your lifestyle to maintain your level of health. And swimming comes with plenty of benefits. Here are a few:
- Female swimmers have been shown to experience significantly less tension, depression and anger after exercising than before.
- Around one in six people in Britain suffer from depression. Swimming can improve psychological well being.
- Swimming can support up to 90% of the body’s weight in the water, meaning that those with disabilities, injuries or illnesses such as arthritis can take part in a comfortable and safe environment.
A little more programme detail please
You may have seen the Swimfit boards at your local swimming pool. Well this section of the website is to help supplement the poolside Health programme pool-side and on MySwimfit.
After you have registered for free with MySwimfit you will be able to access our online session cards (see an example right). You remain on the programme for four phases working through 32 carefully devised sessions that increase in intensity ensuring you remain in tip-top shape.
And don’t worry if you can only swim one stroke, such as breaststroke or front crawl, as this is all the programme demands. But you may want to improve your strokes, or try new ones, as you progress and there is plenty of guidance in this section of the website to help you.
Throughout Swimfit you are encouraged to become increasingly aware of the intensity at which you work. Intensity of exercise is an important factor in helping you to achieve your goals.
Each session card has four sections delivering an overall intensity rating. Your target is to work through the programme to deliver 100% intensity. And MySwimfit tracks your progress as you go.
Enjoy the programme.
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