Category: Health
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Life-Changing Orthopaedic Surgery Puts Swimmer Back in the Pool
Melodee, a strong swimmer and working mom, was born with hip dysplasia and uneven leg lengths, resulting in the need for a total hip replacement. She met with her orthopaedic team at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital, where her surgeon made a digital template of her hip – a virtual blueprint to help guide the procedure.…
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Swimming And Dementia: How Are They Interrelated?
Explore the many benefits that daily swimming sessions have in store for people living with dementia. Click here to gain insights about the miracles of water therapy.
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10 Reasons Every Woman Should Start Swimming
Some girls refuse to train in the pool, citing the risk of a cold, the presence of bacteria in the water, and in general the fact that swimming does not bring any visible results. As a rule, the number of opinions is approximately equal to the number of misconceptions, so we decided to dispel some…
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New Ways to Clean Swimming Pools – Tosse af Klintberg
Cleaning swimming pools with chlorine has negative side-effects. Tosse af Klintberg is researching how UV-radiation can reduce the need for chlorine while keeping swimming pools clean. Contact: https://www.kth.se/profile/tordak More knowledge for sustainable urban development: www.gronbostadstockholm.se
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The Swim Against Loneliness
We are proud to launch the ‘Swim Against Loneliness’: an event which will take place in two phases. The first will involve all the children currently taking swimming lessons at Queens Park Sports Club (some 2,000 in total) who will be going for their certificates during the week of Saturday 6th June. The second will…
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How Swimming Can Boost Your Body Confidence
Being comfortable in your skin is often easier said than done. Too often, and with the current standards for the ‘perfect body’, many people get caught up in the habit of criticizing their bodies and feeling ashamed of who they are. Nevertheless, body confidence isn’t just about appreciating the shape and size of your body;…
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6 Amazing Health Benefits of Swimming
Swimming is the best workout you can continue for a lifetime. You get all the benefits of an aerobic workout without any kind of damaging impact on your joints. Moreover, you don’t require any equipment to do it just you and water. Swimming is called a perfect exercise and keeps you fit and healthy. It’s,…
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Why Your Brain Needs Exercise
People often consider walking and running to be activities that the body is able to perform on autopilot. But research carried out over the past decade by us and others would indicate that this folk wisdom is wrong. Instead exercise seems to be as much a cognitive activity as a physical one. In fact, this…