Benefits of baby & Toddler Swimming Classes Joggling schools runs and busy academic schedules are the biggest challenges for most families in big cities like London.  If they are not enough, every year, in addition to school and nursery, most parents choose and add other extra-curriculum activities, like swimming, to their kids’ already busy timetables. …

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Hello readers, It is the end of May and half-term break is almost finished. Summer holiday is upon us and most families are starting to plan their summer holidays somewhere close to a river, lake, sea, swimming pool or water parks. But, how safe you and your children actually are when you are in and …

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From a very young age you can do swimming lessons with your child, but you may still ask yourself why do I need to do swimming? Why participating in swimming activities with my child should matter at all when there are so many other choices? Wouldn’t be better if I waited till my child is …

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Swimming is a great form of exercise. When you swim, your whole body is involved in the exercise, in other words, swimming utilises most major muscle groups in your body, and that’s why swimming is such a great way to keep fit and stay fit – the benefits of swimming are not just rumours. Swimming …

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‘Parent & Child’ Swim Lessons for babies & Toddlers Young children can benefit from swimming immensely. Swimming and water activities have a positive effect on children’s learning and their physical and psychological development. Shortly after we started operating in Feb 2010, we were asked repeatedly if we could provide swimming lessons for children who were …

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Learning the Fundamentals with ‘Push & Glide’ Swimming requires a set of skills which can only be built over time by different practices.  A swimmer who swims with correct technique can travel in water with his/her body as close as possible to the surface of water. Swimmers need to do variety of drills and practices to learn …

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A group of scientific researchers in  Australia have shown that participation in swimming lessons benefits the overall health and well-being of children. The results of a study at Griffith University in Queensland has revealed that children who learn how to swim at a young age have physical, social, intellectual and language development advantages compared to …

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Baby Swimming For Promoting Physical Development Did you know baby swimming happens to be more than just having quality time for you and your baby in water and enjoying splashing around in the pool? A scientific study in Norway has shown children who start swimming as babies, have better body balance and better gross motor …

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