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Happy Laps is a self-teaching video that offers a simple, clear, common-sense approach that is designed for the beginning swimmer who is unsure about where to start, and it is grounded in the philosophy that Kids have the right idea: swimming is just another form of play. Happy Laps covers all the essentials: how do I swim without fear of sinking, how do I breathe in water, and how do I move with efficiency and grace, how do I complete countless laps for health, fitness or pleasure with comfort and confidence? Happy Laps offers a series of thoughtfully-choreographed learning games and self-awareness exercises — that can be performed solo and with a partner — to let you learn for yourself how your body naturally behaves in the water.
Lesson One: At Home In The Water - Develop a comfortable, trusting relationship with water - Understand its properties, and build confidence - Let the water do what it does naturally - Calmly experience how your body behaves in a fluid - Learn how to breathe comfortably - Enjoy how it feels to glide effortlessly Lesson Two: Weightless In The Water - 10 lessons show you how to position your body - Learn to distribute your weight so the water supports you - Simple floating exercises build confidence - Understand "in your bones" that water will support you Lesson 3: Becoming Balanced And Slippery - Eight lessons to teach you the essentials of swimming style - Gain all the benefits and pleasures of graceful, relaxed laps - The perfect foundation for learning advanced strokes - Learn the habits of flow, efficiency and ease Running Time: 40 minutes
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