One of the Fridays, I went with my colleagues for an office outing to a water park.It was a refreshing change in and out of the water and water rides the whole day.
The next day - Saturday (Ohm Shan Shanicharaay Namah:) was spent in researching over the best swimming pool in my area. Didn't judged much about the swimming pool's maintenance and swiiming coach because I have learnt in life if we judge too much we can miss out too many good things and opportunities in life.Just saw the pool and met the trainers on Saturday and scheduled the time for the next day.
Add 1 more day to it and here it comes SUNDAY - 15th July, got support from my wife and I hit the waters to learn swimming for the first time in my life.
Paid my initial registration and more than half of my fees for a quartely period and went straight away to the
trainer in my swimming shorts. He asked me to get inside the pool.His intention was initially to check how
was my reaction going in 3.5 feet water even though it wasn't much deep.The I learnt the most basic and most important lesson of swimming - "To hold your breath inside water".The ability to hold your breath for long develops with time and also depends on your stamina.
Floating in water(lie on your stomach with hands and legs streched in water) - as told by trainer is considered to be one of the best relaxing exercises in the world by leaving Ur muscles and body loose in water.It was an amazing and all together out of this world experience for me.Initially I was unable to loose my body free in water as humans don't have this tendency to leave their muscles loose most of the times.So it was a bit difficult for me as well but we humans learn new things by doing mistakes and not repeating them overcoming. Moreover if we want to grow or learn fast we have to keep doing the rate of our mistakes FAST and not repeating them over and over again with time. I applied this fundamental and kept in mind all the time during learning swimming.This logic has always worked for me and worked this time as well.
The only battle a person has to fight is between his and his mind to overcome the fear of being under water,
holding the breath under water, going deep inside water or diving in water more than 6 feet deep, etc. If the fear in mind wins its difficult to swim but if the mind overcomes the fear with the thought that If others can do it I also Can then history is going to be made and new things are much easier to learn.
What attracted me to swimmimg is its health benefits. Being in a profession where walking and physical exercises happen more in dreams than in real life, swimming is complete package for the peace and health of mind and body.
You can loose your weight, tummy reduction, good for cholesterol and B.P., stress buster, toning of muscles, good for the health of heart and for cure of other diseases as well. This is just a tip of an iceberg.The benefits are numerous.
Some people are worried about that swimming can cause damage to their skin color. But that can be regained with the help of products provided by multinational skin care companies.Another excuse might be that people don't have time for swimming - What you don't have time for your health? , for the responsibities that you have to carry throughout your life and is it possible without good health? - Sorry! but my answer is a big "NO".Start slow but steady and swim for at least 3-4 days per week.At least follow this regime during summer days and I can bet that you can increase your resistance to diseases,increase your stamina and live a healthy and stress free life.
Just make a promise to yourselves to inquire,register and hit the water this Sunday/weekend.I again say dont judge or wait too much for this decision.I bet you wont regret.
