How to learn to swim for an adult?

If you are no longer a child, but still do not know how to swim, then this is no reason to be upset. After all, you can learn to swim at any age! Today we will talk about how to learn to swim an adult.

The main reason why adults do notlearned to swim, - this is the fear of drowning, the fear of depth. With this you need to work. Realize that water keeps your body. Yes, the body is heavier than water, but there is air in the lungs and in the intestines, and thanks to this the body keeps afloat. Correct breathing is the key to success in swimming.

How an adult learns to swim: Exercises

Choose a suitable place for training. It can be a pond, lake, sea or pool. The depth should not be large. For safety, take a comrade with you who can swim.

Learn in the water: for a few minutes, walk around, jump, walk, raise your knees high, etc.
You need to learn to dive into the water with your head. Overcome your fear - nothing terrible will happen, because you stand with your feet on the bottom. Hold hands with your partner or the side of the pool. Take a deep breath, hold your breath and plunge into the water with your head. Come out. Do this exercise so many times until you feel a sense of panic underwater. You should feel confident.
Sit down under water on his haunches, clasp your legs with your hands and push. You will be pushed upward. Go back to the starting position and do the exercise several times.
Do the same exercise, but pushing,straighten your legs, and try to lie on the water, swim a little forward. Hands pull forward. You can make a few strokes. So you float a couple of meters. Do not try to raise your head too high to not choke on water - the muscles of the shoulder girdle will overextend, and it will be hard for you.
Continue training, trying to swim a greater distance.

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