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Swimming is a wonderful and relaxing experience, allowing you to focus on yourself while the outer world fades away. Unfortunately, this is not the case for all adults as a lot of them have serious fears around their capabilities as a swimmer, whether they are preparing for their first race or taking to the water for their first time.

The good news is that you are never too old to learn how to swim and with the right swimming instructor, enough dedication and a bit of courage you’ll be able to slowly eliminate your fears.

Before you know it, you can take to the pool like a duck will take to water.

Why Swimming is a Great Idea?

Modern science is discovering daily what a positive impact regular exercise can have on our bodies, minds and overall health. Swimming can be seen as one of the top choices when looking for the ideal fitness activity for the following reasons:

• It’s a low-impact activity which makes it ideal for people with old injuries, weak knees, hip problems or back problems
• It’s suitable for all ages, whether you are a teenager, child, retiree or adult
• It allows you to immerse yourself in nature and fully enjoy the Durban beaches
• It opens the door to other sports like surfing, snorkelling and skiing
• It increase your endurance and flexibility to perform daily tasks with greater ease
• Water has a calming effect on our bodies and when you are swimming you limit the amount of sensory stimulation you get, allowing you to purely focus on the task at hand. Swimming will thus reduce your stress and also teach you to become present in the moment
• It burns more calories than most sports, which means it’ll burn more fat and is also a better choice if you are looking for something around weight management
• As a full body workout, it focusses on all the muscles while you strengthen them and add flexibility to your movement
• It’s one of the best cardiovascular workouts you can do. While it increases your heart rate it also teaches your body to operate and function with less oxygen, which is similar to high-altitude training for expert athletes
• Swimming has proved to help with balance and posture
• You can scale your swimming and gradually work towards the desired fitness and intensity level
• It’s a solo or social sport activity and you can either join a swimming school or enjoy it on your own
• Cold water has been proven to boost the immune system and help your body with inflammation and swelling
• It’s a great supplementary sport, bringing flexibility to muscles that are generally overworked in running, weight lifting or other sports

Adult Swimming Lessons – Prepare for a Race

Why do you need swimming lessons? Adults find it harder to break free from old patterned thinking and learning a new skill can be challenging and sometimes incredibly frustrating. Your reasons for wanting to learn probably brought you to Superprof, but it’s important to realise that everyone has different needs; someone who wants to train professionally for a Triathlon has very different needs to another who seeks cardiovascular or rehabilitative benefits. So, whether it's open water swimming in the waters of the Indian Ocean or at a public pool like Westville or King's Park, whatever your needs when searching adult swimming lessons near me there's a swimming teacher available to guide you.

For competitive swimming or those adult swimmers who already have a basic understanding of swimming, open swimming lessons in Durban gyms and the nearest swimming school could answer their needs. With expert coaches you’ll train in a group which makes this quite a social experience as well. These classes will focus a lot more on the technical aspects, stroke correction and breathing techniques.

Unfortunately this can work out to be quite a costly exercise, but it is important to realise how your technique can reduce fatigue while swimming and make your dream of finishing that race a reality. Working with a group of swimmers will also direct you to useful resources, learning and preparation techniques to ensure you are at your best for race day.

Swimming for Fitness and Fun

Swimming is for everyone and there shouldn’t really be a reason why you cannot become a great and proficient swimmer.

Whether your objective is general fitness, weight loss or simply building confidence in your swimming, a swimming tutor will help you focus on the basics of aquatic technique before moving onto various swim styles. Breathing, floating, kicking and the various elements are used to build up your foundational coordination, strength and balance.  With these foundations in place you’ll be able to proceed to stroke techniques where they teach and refine your breaststroke or freestyle swimming, the two most common and easiest types of swimming.

The Benefits of Adult Swimming Lessons with a Private Tutor

On Superprof we have a selection of swimming teachers who offer swimming lessons for adults in Durban. You can conveniently compare them online to see whether they have the background and experience to suit your personal swimming goals. There are multiple benefits to choosing a Superprof swimming teacher:

• They are more flexible around their schedules, so you don’t have to stick to group swim schedules
• They are more affordable than most swimming schools or professional trainers. For swimming lessons Durban prices start at R120 per hour.
• They will customise a training plan to your needs and current level of swimming
• Proving one-on-one consultation, having a tutor will allow you to optimise your lessons
• They can give classes at a public pool or at your own swimming pool
• Some tutors offer group classes for your and your friends or neighbours
• Most of our tutors are willing to offer a free trial class
• They can help you to build confidence in private before you attempt to swim at a public pool or event

Whether you want to swim for better health, reduce stress, lose weight or simply because you had to give up your previous sport due to injury, starting your swimming journey with the correct swimming instructor has never been easier.

Book your swimming lessons Durban with one of our Superprof swimming tutors today.