Swimming Tips

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A small leak on your Radiator can be indicating a larger problem. A cooling system that runs low too often is less efficient and you can damage your cooling system by letting the coolant level get too low. Too little coolant flow can be bad, but at normal and high operating temperatures, the rate at which coolant moves through the radiator does not change the amount of heat that is dissipated by the cooling cores. The amount of cooling will not be reduced even when the mean temperature of the coolant rises and flows faster.

Many cheap coolants do not have the corrosion protection, pH balancing, or sediment prevention that the top-quality coolants do. These low quality coolants do not have the same additives of name brand coolants. To help your engine stay cooler, rev up your engine slightly when you are overheating in traffic to help push more air across the cooling cores and more coolant through the engine.

All water-cooled radiators have an automatically controlled electric fan on the radiator. The way the system is supposed to work is that, after the engine is started, the thermostat on the engine stays closed until the coolant temperature at the ENGINE reaches 87C (189F) degrees. It is the responsibility of the Radiator to keep the coolant temperature from running too high. However, if the temperature is too high it is not necessarily the radiator.

A poor radiator cap will not last as long or stay properly calibrated, and either opens at too low or two highs a pressure. Make sure your radiator cap is the proper one for your cooling system. Higher pressure means a higher boiling point, which means more efficient cooling. A new radiator cap is usually all that is required for this (but doesn’t over pressurize your radiator cores and wreck the whole system).

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Many people ask me what it is I like about fitness swimming. Is it the cool blue waters, the sensuous feel of water lobbing all around me or the desire to complete the customary miles regardless of biting cold or sweltering heat? The answer is – none of these!

What I like most about my swimming ritual is the happiness it brings me. You see, I am no competitor. I do not swim at competitions and I do not have any medals or trophies to flaunt. But, what I do have is the ability to swim nonstop for a few miles, and a body and mind that has grown infinitely richer because of my swimming routine. I am a fitness swimmer.

In the concrete crazy, money spinning world around me, I am not alone. Actually, less than one-third of swimmers are into the sport for competition. Reports say that there are more than 35 million fitness swimmers in the US alone. Most of us swim because we love it. Of course, it also helps that swimming is such a great fitness activity both for the body and mind.

Fitness swimming is an easy way to keep fighting fit. The inherent nature of swimming makes it a gentle and comfortable activity for any age group. Many fitness swimmers over the age of 50 are people who have come into the sport to get away from high cholesterol levels, increase blood pressure levels, cardiac problems and asthma or muscle injuries. With fitness swimming, it doesn’t matter if you are overweight or obese. This is one exercise where you won’t feel the entire weight of your body bogging you down. In fact, you feel much lighter in water than on land because the density of water is almost similar to the density of the human body. The good part of all this is that your body is not placed under any stress or tension while you are swimming. Unlike other kinds of exercise, you can never sustain an injury while swimming. That explains why swimming is a recommended form of exercise for people who are recouping from an injury or illness.

Since swimming is an excellent form of aerobic workout, it can burn calories efficiently. In fact, it can burn twice as many calories as vigorous running, staircase climbing and treadmill jogging. Even three hours of swimming a week is enough to bring you muscle strength, flexibility and endurance.

Fitness Swimming is a great all round exercise. It works out every muscle of the body gently yet rigorously. The superb physique of competitive swimmers is an indication of how swimming can make you lean and trim – a true treat for the eyes!

But, fitness swimming is not just about your body. Swimming is a fantastic form of meditation too. As you place one arm in front of the other, humming your favorite song to yourself and floating effortlessly in the water, your mind goes into a ‘Zen’ mode. Stress is quickly forgotten. Deadlines don’t matter for a while. The noise of the city leaves you. There is only you and the water. New ideas emerge. Old problems seem less life threatening. Life seems full of possibilities. An incredible sense of well being envelopes you.

Why do I love fitness swimming? There really is no one answer.

Finals are coming up next week and I am INCREDIBLY hairy. I have never shaved before, how do I do it so that I don’t get itchy and bumpy afterwords? Teammates have told me to trim first then use soap and water and then put lotion on, others have told me to just use shaving cream and do it all at once. Which is the best way? Can I use NAIR or not? Thanks in advance.

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Charles Siskin: Travel And Fitness Can Be The Perfect Partners
Exercise is part of my daily bread. Whenever my longtime travel writer/partner and I head out on vacation or business we always inquire about fitness options wherever we are scheduled to stay.

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Even as a kid taking swimming lessons, I couldn’t get the rhythm of swimming down. I can move my arms, I can turn my head, & I can kick my legs…but not @ the same time! All my life I’ve propelled myself in water via doggy paddling, breast stroke, & kicking my legs like a frog. So tell me…how can I learn to actually swim??? I really want to swim laps for exercise. Thanks in advance!!!

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If you want to try doing a triathlon or you already have done one, being able to swim is a priority. Now, this does not mean you have to be a good swimmer but swimming good does help. You can do the swim portion of a triathlon by any swim stroke you want to try.

You could be good or even great at cycling or running and this could make up for lack of swim skills, but if you want to be more completive you need to work on your swim. Learning to do the front crawl or freestyle as it is called would be the fastest stroke to use to get you through the water.

Hopefully you have a pool available you can use for practice. Most towns or counties have a public swimming pool and many set up a lane or two for lap swimmers. If so try to get in the water at least a few times per week to get used to swimming and work on your freestyle technique. If you want to get better at swimming, you need to swim!

Just swim slowly at first to try and get the freestyle technique down as best you can. You can do some research online and find lots of tutorials on how to do this. You must also do some fast swimming to push yourself some; you won’t get faster unless you swim fast.

Swimming in the pool and the open water are different. If you are in the ocean you may have small waves or the water may be choppy which could make it more challenging. You have to run into the water at the start and doing a little practice for this can even help a bit.

And more importantly when doing the open water swim, you will have to deal with all the other swimmers jockeying for position and getting elbowed or kicked is a possibility.