August 21st, 2008
`Exercise should be pleasurable, not only as an incentive to do it, but because pleasure is good for us … Human nature being what it is, we will only continue to exercise if we enjoy it and feel that we are getting some benefit from it too.’
Aquafit is a laugh — and a laugh which does you good. Where else can you lose your inhibitions while your body is fully supported and safe from injury? Where else can you avoid the threat of mirrors, and hide size, shape and lack of coordination? What else naturally balances your body up, works heart and lungs, muscles and joints? And what else can challenge, exhilarate, then perfectly relax you — and still get results? In short, what other workout is truly holistic? (more…)
August 19th, 2008
No matter how well adapted to water we are, no matter how strong at swimming or how expert at life-saving, which of us hasn’t stepped back at some point in our life and imagined the unimaginable: slowly sinking down to the bottom and never coming up. But then again, if iron and steel can remain at the surface when hammered thin and beaten into shape, it’s a fair bet that even the down-and-out `sinkers’ in our midsts will be able to float — with a little extra lift where it matters most.
Sinker — one adult male in 20 who finds buoyancy a let-down. (more…)
August 2nd, 2008
The manual on underwater swimming which used this as a heading must have conjured up a bizarre vision indeed for its contemporary readership. Today, however, goggles are probably the only other essential item for your swimming shopping list — to protect your eyes and help you see more clearly in the pool. (more…)
