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30-Minute Swim Workouts To Mix Up Your Routine

Best 30-minute swimming workouts to help you get fitter, stronger and leaner: A session in the pool is a sure-fire way to shape up and get fit. Swimming boosts your...

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How To Burn More Calories At The Pool (Without Swimming For Longer)

On top of its long list of health, fitness and wellbeing benefits, an hour of moderate-pace swimming burns a not-to-be-sniffed-at 500 calories an hour. Want to better that? Here’s how,...

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Swim-Proof Your Hair

Chemical hair treatments + chlorine = trouble After a colour treatment, tint, perm or highlights, your hair is at its most vulnerable. Try to avoid swimming for at least a...

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The Speedo Guide To Swimming Goggles

So you’ve decided you need a pair of swimming goggles, but now you’re faced with a wealth of options – men’s goggles, women’s goggles, kids’ goggles, polarised goggles, techy-looking goggles….help!...

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How To Improve Your Breathing Technique For Swimming

Having a range of ‘go-to’ breathing strategies becomes a huge asset during those challenging workouts when you need to sustain pace for another interval. An effective breathing technique will not...

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Swimming Exercises For An Abs Workout And Toned Stomach

Dreaming of a trim and toned stomach? Hitting the pool is a sure fire way of ensuring your abdominal muscles get a great workout. The bonus? A strong core will...

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How To Protect Your Hair When Swimming

Shower before you swim We’re not just talking hygiene here (although we’re all for that). Think of your hair as a sponge; pop it in a chlorinated pool and it...

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4 Easy Ways To Care For Your Swimming Goggles

How to look after your goggles for a clearer swim: How can you take care of your goggles? They are key to a great swim workout and are worth looking...

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