Category: Health
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Teen uses swimming and her mother’s support to cope with multiple sclerosis
Taylor Prather looks like every other kid on the Stockdale High School swim team but that is a testament to how far she’s come since her life was turned upside down 7 years ago.
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Swimming, gardening or golf ‘not enough to prevent early death’
Housework, gardening or ambling around the golf course are not enough to stay fit and people must work up sweat if they want to avoid an early death, a new study suggests. Taking part in vigorous exercise for at least 45 minutes a week is essential for health and guidelines should be changed to help…
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Pool Chemicals May Explain Higher Rates Of Asthma Among Endurance Swimmers
Swimmers, especially endurance swimmers, are more likely than other water sport competitors to have asthma, according to a new study of Olympic athletes. Researchers found that about a quarter of competitors in swimming events had verified asthma, although it was more common among athletes from some parts of the world than others. The intensity of…
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Can you swim directly after eating?
Can you swim directly after eating? https://youtu.be/at2bMcJUNrM
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Andy Coan on the road to recovery from Guillian-Barre Syndrome
In 1975, at 17 years of age, Andy broke Jim Montgomery’s 12-day old ward record in the 100m freestyle. He won 3 gold medals at the 1975 FINA World Championships and at the University of Tennessee won seven NCAA titles, including the 50 and 100 free twice. Late in 2014 he was diagnosed with Gullian-Barre…
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Granny celebrates centenary in style…with skydive and shark swim
Thrill-seeking centenarian Georgina Harwood certainly made the most of her 100th birthday by marking the milestone with a shark dive, two days after completing a skydive. South Africa on Monday 16 March. She said of the experience: “I’m so glad I did it, a special experience in my life time, I just can’t compare it…
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How swimming turned my life around: Grant Hackett
If someone had told me six years ago that I would be physically and mentally preparing myself to embark on any sort of competitive swimming program, I would have said “not a chance in the world” and walked away laughing. It’s fair to say life has had many twists and turns in the last four or…
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Aquatic Therapy for Children on the Autism Spectrum, Customer Testimonial Texas Swim Academy
Texas Swim Academy is an infant, child and adult swim lesson facility. The academy strives to introduce children to water at an early age through infant aquatics, and to fully develop their swim stroke abilities through adulthood through stroke development. Children are taught life saving swim safety skills and have the option to prepare for…
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Is Chlorine in Indoor Swimming Pools Hard on Your Lungs?
In winter or on a rainy day, an indoor pool can be just the way to get moving and to get your heart pumping. However, common chemicals in pool water that can get more concentrated indoors may make it harder on your lungs. “The main concern with indoor pools is the chlorine, which is used…