4 Phenomenally Powerful Ways in Which Sports Shape Your Child’s Future
One can list plenty of reasons why your child should be playing sports, whether competitively or otherwise. And these are not just the usual ones about improving their health and fitness! Of course, sports such as tennis, badminton, football and swimming primarily make children fitter. But there are so many other fantastic ways in which these sports activities pay off; ways that you’d have probably never even thought about. Here are 4 powerful ways in which sports help to shape your children’s lives and futures, something we as parents, should all be consciously aware of. Health, Fitness & Longevity The…
There is No Deadline to Achieve Your Goals: This is the story of a #SuperWoman
Time and again we see stories about how “He” clinched that last-minute gold medal or how “She” broke the record to be the fastest amongst all. But sports is so much more than just winning the game or breaking a record. The most inspiring sports stories highlight Courage, Passion and most of all, Willpower! Meet Vandana Goel, Director at Convenient Constructions & Consultancy Pvt Ltd. A lady with a will of iron, she has made us believe that following one’s passion and hard work can turn impossible dreams to reality! From being rendered immobile for more than 6 months due…
‘Why we emphasise on plans WITH Coaching!’ – Pros and Cons, well, mostly Pros
Before you start, let me take you through how this flows – There’s a quick summary (TL;DR) version and the expanded, elaborated version follows straight after. Who are WE and What have WE been up to Current Landscape (of the swimming market and community) Why coaching? The way forward! If you’d like to skip the fluff (intros, background et al), you can go straight to the 3rd part ‘Why Coaching?’. You can always scroll right back up anytime to know more! Why the fluff though? Because in order to understand our perspective, our vision, our ideas, our motives, you need…
What Makes Swimming Better Than Gym?
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when we talk about an activity to get good health? If we are not wrong, the gym would top the list, then running and maybe in sports, cricket or football would come to mind. But is this list the reflection of the true order of activities to get healthy or is it just a perception? Like it or not it’s just perception. If anything that can come no.1 on the list, swimming would be it. Don’t believe that? Consider the following: 1. Swimming: A Full Body Workout! Swimming is a…
6 Things You Should Avoid Doing in a Swimming Pool
Swimming is an activity that can be really strainful if not done right. Just like every workout, it has its own dos and don’ts. While there are obvious things to avoid in a swimming pool like peeing in it or not taking a bath before taking the plunge, there are some don’ts that don’t strike the mind at first but are nevertheless integral to swimming. Watch out for the ones that you do in the pool. 1. Avoid Being in the swimming pool without hydrating for too long There is constant compressive pressure on your body in the pool. This…
How I Overcame The Fear of Swimming: A Personal Account
When I was 4 years old my father took me for swimming classes in Delhi for the first time. As my father would say, I almost drowned in the water and my father had to rescue me. I am Arun. This is my story of how I overcame one of the most basic fears of all: The fear of drowning. Aquaphobia and School via GIPHY Now let’s flash forward to a year ago. I was in class 11. I had to attend swimming classes in Delhi as my school curriculum. Soon came the first day of my swimming class. Even the thought of dropping down…
Enjoy Summer At Our Pools The Whole Year!
Swimming is a sport for the summers because water and winter don’t exactly go together. Correct? WRONG! At Fitso we have taken the task to remove this myth. As a result, more than 5000 people from all over Delhi NCR have already joined us so far for swimming this winter. Forget Gym. Join Swimming Swimming is an activity that is better than going to a gym. While you need to exhaust yourself with many different types of exercises in a gym, swimming, if done around the year, can alone build your health as no gym can do. Preventing the Winter Flab…
Get to Know The Coaches of Delhi-NCR’s Best Swimming Academy
Who do you rely on when you need to learn to swim? Who helps you out when you struggle in the pool? Yes! The swimming coaches. Let us take this moment to thank them. Our coaches at Fitso are highly qualified people who are as much passionate about teaching swimming as they are dedicated to it. The long list of our qualified people starts with our Vice president, Mrs.Vijayashree Pahal, a trainer and activity provider. For the uninitiated, STA (swimming teachers’ association) which was founded in the UK in 1932, is a swimming coaching and life-saving institute which offers…