So does the swim from nursery school age?

From practical experience, the swimming coach advised children should best begin to learn to swim from 6 years. Photo illustration

Mr. Le Quang Phuoc, a swimming coach in HO CHI MINH CITY, said swimming is the sport are many parents opt for the study this summer. In large cities, parents were aware of the importance of learning to swim, just equipped for certain physical skills, can prevent accidents drowning.

"Many studies show that regular swimming habits help us get the body supple and sturdy health. This is also the method of physical therapy are very good for arthritis, good for the respiratory system and blood circulation ", master Blessed to share.

About the appropriate age to begin to learn to swim, I blessed to know this is the sport suitable for all ages, it is important to maintain the lifestyle and regular exercise will give good results. However, according to the teaching experience of most swimming coaches, the best age to learn to swim is from 6 years old because at the moment the child has learned basic exercises and seriously implement the tasks, exercises under the guidance of coach.

Particularly for older cowardice or fear of water requires patience than adults need. Parents and coaches should spend more time for baby to lead example, not force children to perform the exercises as in textbooks in a soon to be one-way.

"First must give the baby the freedom of playing in the shallow lake to get acquainted with the country and get familiar with the coach. When the child was feeling like new water lead example the children into the pool as the other baby was, "master Phuoc said.

Also in case the boy had been playing in water or asphyxiate them when learning to swim will result for the children an obsession and fear when down to the water. The coaches need to the combination of parents suggestions for kid self selection of swimming accessories. Then go down to the Lake of the same baby, play with the baby to help children lose their sense of fear when right down to the water. When everything was new, then back to the stable boy from from step to perform the exercises of swimming coach.

According to master Phuoc, typically a child start swim, the coach will guide the sequential steps: breathing under water, volume pedal, pedal combination and breathing the water, combine water-breathing pedal and pull the hand (hand fan). After the baby carefully made movements will be learning many different swimming styles. On average a kid take about 3-5 minutes will know to swim.

Some note safe for children when swimming and learning to swim:

-Need a fully equipped swimming pool accessories such as swimming goggles, swimming costumes, life jackets.

-The choice of the professional pool establishments have a full rescue team. Each classroom should limit the number of students, the best each coach should only tutoring 5-7 students will reach high safety and efficiency. A number of reputable pool were parents in HO CHI MINH CITY option like pool Nguyen Binh Khiem (District 1), Listing Their (District 1), States (District 3), Lam Sơn (District 5), Nguyen Tri Phuong (District 11) ...

-Before the water down, need to start and to get acquainted with the water bath.

-Do not eat before swimming.

-No pool sunshine sharply to avoid affecting health.=