An introduction to Watsu

Watsu is a portmanteau of water and shiatsu, is a form of body massage performed while lying in warm water (around 35° C). It was developed by Harold Dull back in 1980, when he started applying Zen Shiatsu stretches to students floating in the warm pool at Harbin Hot Springs in California. The receiver of Watsu treatment is continuously supported by the therapist while he or she rocks and gently stretches the body. Because it is performed in the water, the body is free to be manipulated and stretched in ways impossible while on the land.

Baby swimming floating exercise

Hello everybody, this is a floating exercise for babies. I'll try to write something about babyswimming in the next few days.
Enjoy!!!

High elbow drills

Today I'm going to post a few videos about high elbow drills (at recovery and during the catch).

The purpose of the recovery is to to place the arm in position for another underwater stroke. While this is an important function, it does not provide any propulsion, so the goals of the recovery should be : to get the arm over the water with the least disruption of lateral alignment, and to provide a short period of reduced effort for the arm, shoulder and trunk muscles. The shoulder should come out of the water first, followed by the upper arm and the elbow. The forearm and hand are last to leave the water. To do that the body should be rolled approximately 45 degrees toward the recovery side through the first half of the recovery so that the arm can carried over the water with a high elbow. The elbow should be the highest part of the arm from the times it leaves the water during the recovery until it enters the wtaer again in front of the shoulder. To accomplish this, the arm should be flexed at the elbow so that the forearm and hand can be carried almost directly below and only slightly outside it. Recovering in this manner will reduce the amount of outward arm motion during the recovery, and that will reduce the tendency for the swinging arm to pull the hips out of alignment.

Abs exercises in the water

A few drills that will help you strengthen your abs in the water

Body Balance

As most of you might already know, body balance is one of the key aspects of fast swimming. Balance in the water helps you position the body right so that the arms and legs can simply work to propel you rather than keeping you afloat in the position you think you want.While balance is essential for all skilled movement, learning to relax in the water is invaluable for developing swimmers, it frees your arms and legs for more effective use.

Teaching Swimming

It is common that when you start learning swimming to make mistakes even if you have a swimming instructor on your side. These mistakes are made in the order of learning the various skills that are needed in swimming. Sometimes you learn in the wrong order or even skip some of them. I will try to provide you with the correct order and explain why you need to follow this order.