The Burn: How Many Calories Do You Burn Swimming?
How many calories you burn while swimming depends on your stroke, effort, speed, distance, duration, gender, weight and skill. Because most people swim a mix of strokes at various intensities, computing your exact calorie count is difficult. For example, a 150-pound athlete burns about 272 calories by swimming 1500 yards in 30 minutes; swimming butterfly […]
Gear Advice: The Best Swimming Accessories for Summer Safety
Swimming accessories are important for summer safety if you plan on swimming. There are a number of things that swimmers can use to enhance their summer experience, but there are some swimming accessories that no one should be without. One of the most important swimming accessories one can own is swimming goggles. In many public […]
10 Reasons You Need Swimming Lessons in Seattle!
Swimming lessons are an essential part of a child’s education, and whether they learn to swim at school, or at private lessons, being able to swim increases confidence, and can become an enjoyable and healthy total fitness hobby. For adults who have never learnt to swim, or for those […]
The Necessity, Not Luxury of Learning How to Swim
By Quinn Carr I want you to know that as Director of Marketing and Operations I often shy away from using the fear factor in our marketing here at the British Swim School Seattle. So this will be the only time I speak on the primal fear of “what if”. The other day while at […]
5 Reasons Children Regress In Swim Class
By Quinn Carr If you’ve ever sat on the pool deck while classes are going on I’m pretty sure you have observed like I have when a child who seemingly was progressing through the various stages of our program all of a sudden is afraid of the water. Often […]
Swim Lessons for Babies
Interested in Swim Lessons for Babies? Come see us in one of our convenient locations in Bothell, Burien or Kent! http://www.parents.com/fun/activities/outdoor/swim-safety-and-fun-for-babies/