Author: Beverly
skin care / Swim education

Swimming and Skin Care – Repairing the Skin Barrier

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Often pool swimmers complain of water related skin problems. Chlorine has a caustic effect, causing a disruption to the Stratum Corneum (the outermost layer of the epidermis) the skin’s barrier. This skin barrier, was coined by Dr. Peter M. Elias of the University of California, San Francisco, an expert on skin barrier and epidermal biology. The Stratum Corneum functions to form a barrier to protect underlying tissue from infection, dehydration, chemicals and mechanical stress. Desquamation, the process of cell shedding from the surface of the stratum corneum, balances proliferating keratinocytes that form in …

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Accesories / Swim bags / Swim education

Wet Dry Separated Swim Bag Review

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Product description Material: Nylon, The wet compartment is made from translucent PVC material, which is using voltage technology, super waterproof performance. High quality nylon fabric and smooth zipper. Color: Blue Package Size: 42x21x3cm / 16.24×12.2×1.18 inches Shipping Weight: 410g/0.9lb Package Includes:  1 Gonex Swim Tote Bag Features: Two ways to carry: comes with an adjustable and detachable padded shoulder strap, comfortable to carry across body.  Webbing handles for easy carry to and from the pool or beach. Moist separated compartment is specially designed for storing wet clothes after exercise. We offer 2 Year Warranty. Any question, just feel free to contact …

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Sleep deprivation / Swim education

Swimming and Sleep – If You Have Trouble Sleeping Read This Post

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approximately 29% of U.S. adults report sleeping less than 7 hours per night and 50-70 million have chronic sleep and wakefulness disorders. A CDC analysis of 2006 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in four states showed that an estimated 10.1% of adults reported receiving insufficient rest or sleep on all days during the preceding 30 days. This examination of insufficient was conducted in all 50 states, the CDC analyzed BRFSS data. The current population of the United States of …

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Swim education / swimming and weight loss

Swim To Lose Weight – It’s Easier Than You Think!

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Weight Loss Philosophy We don’t begin our lives overweight or out of shape. There is a myriad of things that happen along the way. Maybe we’ve suffered some kind of set back, an illness, a loss, or other catastrophe that left us over eating for comfort. Maybe we’ve picked up some very bad habits of over indulgence or eating all the wrong foods and don’t know how to repair the damage we’ve caused ourselves. Some may even be born with a propensity to put on the pounds no matter what they did simply …

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Swim education / swimming and hair care

Protecting Your Hair Against Chlorine Damage – A Few Easy Fixes

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The first thing I heard when I decided to start swimming was that hair was going to get wrecked! Meaning, my hair would suffer from the chlorine and other pool chemicals. My own sister told me this repeatedly together with others who ended up with severe hair damage.  One time, in the locker room after a swim, a woman shared with us how her hair had fallen out completely! She said that her hair dresser looked on in disbelief as she tried to style strands that were coming out in her hand. I …

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muscle development / Swim education

Swimming to Stay Fit

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Recently I had to come face to face with my future in a way that still makes me wonder in contemplation. It came at a time when had stopped swimming for a while and decided to jog instead thinking I should change up my exercise routine from time to time. I did The Beast workout for toning and running for cardio. My hip would pop and makes noises, but I didn’t think anything of it until the pain started. I got an x-ray done of my hip and found out that I don’t …

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Swim education

Adults Learning to Swim – Increase Lap Skills

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It’s frightening to be a grown adult learning to do anything, but when you’re learning something that most children do with ease, it’s even more challenging. How many of us have been on the Bunny Slops as kids whizzed pass going 10 miles per hour down a snow covered mountain? I’ve leaped out of their way because if I fell, one of them would have to turn around and pick me back up. Else, I freeze to death, while everyone else goes out for hot chocolate. I have also been in the swimming …

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Swim education

About

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About Beverly My swim journey began late in life. I was over forty, basically looking for a way to ease hot flashes by any means necessary even if that meant exercise. I had gained at least ten pounds per decade and wasn’t happy with the expanding direction of my body. So, I searched for a way, in truth, to do as little as possible in order to stay healthy. As I thought about aging and fitness, I remembered the rule, ‘do what you love because you’re going to be doing it for a …

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