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    many positive effects on your mental health. Next, swimming also affects your physical health. If you choose to pursue competitive swimming then you can enjoy the health benefits from its vigorous workouts. The four main strokes are butterfly, backstroke,…

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    1 In the formal analysis discuses specifically on several of visual descriptions. The analysis explains about the essential ideas on compositions, forms, work of works, as well as colors. Formal analysis is not necessarily means how the viewer see the world but the way he or she goes through the work of art. The color also signifies in making connections among senses of configurations and movements. While Fry conducts careful studies on awareness of visual arts, but he decides on doing is…

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    just for today. Please, Welcome Kevin.” Everybody were very excited to have me in the class but they did not know that I do not know how to swim and afraid of water. “Class. Let's start with a simple backstroke swim”, said Charlie. I tapped on Charlie’s shoulder and told him that I don’t know backstroke, and I am afraid to swim. “Kevin, don’t be scared”, said Charlie. I’ll be by your side. Try to put your face in the water and float on your stomach.” I was trying to do it but was not successful.…

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    probably also looking to burn excess calories. Swimming burns a lot of calories quicker and more efficiently that most other forms of cardio exercises. Harvard Medical School did a study and reported that when a 125-pound person swims using the backstroke for 30 minutes, they burn 240 calories. This same person can also burn 300 calories in 30 minutes of performing the breaststroke and 330 calories in the same amount of time using the butterfly or front crawl swimming styles. Swimming Vs…

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    Anaerobic Exercise Essay

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    I found this particular project very challenging since I’m not that really ‘active’ when it comes to exercise. Don’t get me wrong, but I like to work on my pace; weightlifting allows me to do that. Basketball and other team sports were never a go to exercises for me just because there’s a lot of running that has to be done. I always play as the ‘team manager’, looking out for the players and getting what they need. Although I have a big body built, I never tried to push myself too far because of…

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    the warm-up took minimal effort but I struggled through practice trying desperately not to fall behind the clock marking our timely laps. During practice math became my life line; ironically the killer for some is the savior for another. During backstroke I counted the iron ceiling bars, during freestyle it was the lines on the pool floor, during butterfly it was my kicks, and during…

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    Kids Swim Lesson Research

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    Kids Swim Lessons: What are the Steps Toward Water Mastery? Summary: Kids swim lessons teach life-saving skills that strengthen muscles and improve coordination. This article provides information about Aqua-Tots swim school and how their instructors organize swim classes. Included are the age groups that each level serves and which skills students can expect to learn. Kids once learned to swim at the local stream or pond. Children spent warm summer days teaching themselves and each other to…

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    the most decorated Olympics athlete of all time. Phelps broke this record that former US swimmer Mark Spitz set in 1972 after winning seven first-place finishes at the Olympic games. The 32-year-old 6.3-inch-tall swimmer specialized in Butterfly, backstroke, freestyle, and individual medley strokes. Phelps made his Olympic debut during the 2000 Sydney Olympics at fifteen years where he did not win any medal and retired after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro games. In total, Phelps scooped 23 gold, 3…

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    “I found something I love... And never gave up,” he said, as he ended his legendary career. He walked out of the stadium watching as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. Michael Phelps had completed his unthinkable, record breaking career. Michael Phelps was gifted with a height of 6’4” and a wingspan of 7’0” which helped his athletic career tremendously (Biography.com). He is a very talented athlete in the water, as well as a gifted person outside of the water. Michael Phelps is known for his…

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    Workout Log Analysis

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    the diverse types of workout routines I do every time I work out so I know what’s best for me, such as proper form and technique, and what to do and not do. I should have documented my workouts for activities like swimming, such as butterfly and backstroke. I also should have worked out different muscle groups on different days instead of just randomly working out multiple muscles. For example, I would go to the gym and work out my shoulder, chest, and biceps, all on the same day, when I should…

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