How beginner swimmers can overcome their fears

Ways to overcome fear – flotation exercises.

Status: At the beginning, I had a huge fear of water, so as soon as I got out of the water, I would plane my hands and feet for a while, and when I got up, I almost didn't move, sometimes it was a little better, and I could plane rice in one breath.

Method: Float exercises. Lie on the water, keep your head flat (not look up, that's the key), float on the water, and if you're a beginner with heavy legs (I am), hit your legs appropriately (light activity is fine).

Effect: "Why did you float so easily!?" Then I still had to work hard for a long time.

That's how I felt at the time, once this step was successful, I was not afraid of it all of a sudden, and my attention could be shifted to the action. Of course, the premise is to be able to stand up from the water on your own, the method is very simple, just look up, as soon as you look up, your feet will naturally sink, and you can stand up. It should be noted that both feet must sink at the same time, otherwise you may not be able to stand up.

The stupidest way, put your hands on your knees, and your body naturally stands upright)

You take a board and float it a few times.

Beginners will always be like this.

You won't learn it without choking on a few mouthfuls of water.

Play in the bathtub and soak in the water.

Just take a swimming class.

You can let a friend who can swim hold you with his hand first, wait for you to swim for a while, let go, you can slowly find the feeling, and also, press down with both hands while looking up to breathe, which can help you lift your head off the water, don't be nervous when you look up, keep your body straight, so that you will not sink easily, and will also increase your confidence in yourself, remember to prepare for activities before entering the water, which can effectively avoid cramps. It's not difficult to swim, just practice more in the water, come on!

First of all, you have to be confident, no one can learn to swim, no one can learn without hands or feet (disabled swimmers and athletes). x0d x0a you have to go to the swimming pool again, the bottom of the pool here is flat, and it is absolutely safe, to the place where the water is deep and flat about your abdomen, slowly squat and stand up, use your hands to control your body to stand firm, hold your breath when squatting, and gradually make the water pass through your mouth - eyes - over your head. Then gradually deepen the water level to the chest and neck, and at the same time you can practice floating in the water with your hands on your knees before standing.

It will work.

Many beginner swimmers have a problem, that is, they have a fear of water, and generally this fear is normal and can be alleviated and corrected. Fear of water is mainly due to the following reasons:

1. Born with a fear of water, I always feel that I am dangerous in the water and will drown.

2. I have drowned, leaving a psychological shadow.

3. The first contact with deep water, not adapting to the unfamiliar environment, instinctive nervousness.

All of the above aspects can produce fear and lead to psychological tension, so how should we solve this situation?

Our advice is that if you are afraid of water and are ready to learn to swim, then you can do some simulations on land first, and some of the specific methods are:

1. Practice breath-holding. Take a few deep breaths, then hold your breath, hold your mouth and nose, if you don't feel comfortable, you can pinch your nose with your hands, hold on for a while, experience the feeling of using the air stored in the body, and so on, practice a few more times, which can also lay the foundation for later learning.

2. Practice breath-holding when taking a bath and washing your face. The environment with water is more realistic, and it can also better simulate the environment in the pool, feel your own feelings when holding your breath, find tricks, try to gradually increase the time you hold your breath, and finally practice diligently. Here you can time a challenge, how long you can hold it, and by the way, you can also find out how much your lung capacity is.

There is a positive correlation between lung capacity and breath-holding time, and the normal breath-holding time in water is about 60 seconds for ordinary people, and the time for regular exercise is longer.

3. Conduct a scientific understanding of the underwater world. In fact, underwater is not scary, on the contrary, you will experience a completely different feeling from on land. The density of water is very high, and the buoyancy of the human body in the water is very high, so there is no need to worry about sinking to the bottom.

The water in the pool is very clear and the underwater visibility is very high, so you can see far away, which we can also play games underwater. The water is very quiet, with almost no noise, perfect for relaxation, and for those who are proficient in snorkeling practice.

Diving and snorkeling have a certain practicality:

In addition to entertainment and exercise, when our belongings are dropped, we can find and pick them up by ourselves.

When we hold our breath underwater, we can actually open our mouths.

The principle is: the air pressure in the body is greater than the outside world, so the water does not enter the mouth (novices are not recommended to try).

4. Build confidence in yourself. Courage to face, challenge yourself, overcome fear, confidence is the most important, only dare to try to have something to gain, sometimes even surprises, and only by overcoming their fear of water can we go further and enjoy the fun in the water!

How to overcome fear for beginners is as follows:

1) If you are swimming for the first time, you will definitely feel a lot of pressure in the water, but it doesn't matter, pay attention to the water for the first time and don't touch in the shallow water.

2) Learn to walk in the water, it is best to have someone next to you, one is in case you have cramps, there is something that can protect you. The second is that you will feel safe. But it's important not to allow him to lead you.

3) Conduct breath-holding training in the water, first exercise yourself to hold your breath in the water, ask not to worry about choking on the water when you hold your breath, fully believe in yourself, relax your mind, and don't be nervous.

2. Related content: Swimming is the skill of people floating upward under the action of water buoyancy, and relying on buoyancy to make the body move regularly in the water through the regular movement of the limbs. Swimming can be divided into competitive swimming and practical swimming, competitive swimming is the second largest project in the Olympic Games, it includes butterfly, backstroke (also known as back stroke), breaststroke and jet stroke (also known as crawling freestyle) four swimming style racing projects, as well as synchronized swimming, swimming is also a leading sport.

How to overcome your fear of water while swimming.

Swimming is a skill in which the human body moves the body forward in the water with the movement of the limbs to the water. For people who have mastered swimming skills, swimming in the water is as easy as walking on land, and for people who have not yet mastered swimming skills, it is always very difficult to learn to swim, and even some people cannot master swimming skills in a lifetime, the main reason is "fear".

What are the reasons for the fear of learning to swim? What are the effects of fear on swimming skills? How can I get rid of my fear when learning to swim?

These problems are the primary problems that learner swimmers and swimming instructors urgently need to understand and solve. Based on the experience of swimming teaching for many years, the above problems were analyzed, and several measures were taken to solve the problems in the process of learning and mastering swimming, and the physical education teachers were communicated.

First of all, beginners should have a correct understanding of water, understand the environment of water, be familiar with the characteristics of water, swimming is a person in the water, under the control of the nervous system, with bone as a lever, joints as a hub, muscle contraction as a driving force, using the support of water as a force to swim forward and a periodic movement.

When a person is stationary in water, he will be subjected to three forces: buoyancy, resistance and pressure, and the buoyancy of water on a person depends on the volume of water discharged by the human body, and it will also be subject to the resistance of water when moving. Because the specific gravity of a person is basically the same as that of water, the human body can float on the surface of the water when it is completely immersed in the water.

However, when a part of the human body is exposed (such as the head), then the buoyancy and gravity are out of balance, and the human body will sink, and if the more parts are exposed, the more the human body will sink. So, when the human body or lying flat in the water can float on the surface of the water without sinking, coupled with the right power, the person can move forward.

When the human body moves in the water, it is subjected to an opposite force - resistance, the force of human movement is generated at the same time as resistance, and when swimming, it is necessary to overcome the resistance of the water, and use the reaction force formed by the resistance to strengthen the forward driving force, such as paddling and kicking. So they are all subjected to a forward resistance, and it is this forward resistance that pushes the body forward.

The magnitude of the resistance is related to the shape of the object, and the streamline type has the least resistance in water; At the same time, the resistance is also proportional to the cross-section, the larger the cross-section, the greater the resistance when swimming, and the smaller the cross-section, the smaller the resistance.

Therefore, when swimming, the body should try to maintain a horizontal position, the head should not be too high when breathing, the time should not be too long, and the pressure of the leg stroke should be increased as much as possible.