Swimming Blog Posts

Pool closed or you can’t get to it? Here are 7 swimming workout you can do at home, that’ll keep you in shape and allow you to dive back in a stronger swimmer than ever. We all know that the...continue reading

Everyone Needs a Project After stopping competitive swimming in 2009 I went 10 years without any cardio based training. I became obsessed with weight training and put on around 75 pounds. At the start of 2019 I was bigger and...continue reading

According to the Guardian, “1 in 5 people in the UK can’t swim, but it’s never too late to learn.” So, it’s no surprise to us that the 3 most common questions we get asked are: How do I swim...continue reading

Let's Get Moving What's holding you back from jumping off the sofa right now and doing a workout? It's probably a lack of motivation or maybe you have no idea where to begin. Where to get started? With so many...continue reading

Update 11th April 2020: This update is to keep our clients informed on the recent developments of Covid-19 and how our swimming lessons are being affected. Key Points: As of 20th March, all lessons are cancelled, with immediate effect. As...continue reading

At Swim Now we've been producing a daily video to encourage activity and keep motivation strong through a difficult period. In today's instalment we switch the focus from core strength to shoulder workout for swimmers. Coach Laurence shows us five...continue reading

For the past few days Swim Now has been posting a dry land workout to help inspire swimmers around the world to build their functional strength. With most swimming pools closed for business, we wanted to offer an alternative to...continue reading

  Swimming is a life skill that can bring you greater safety, buckets of enjoyment and years of better health. And as any swimmer will tell you, once you get into it, it’s incredibly hard to stop. But there’s a...continue reading

When you think about the goals of most fitness routines - lose weight, build muscle, have more energy, etc. - there’s no form of exercise that ticks all the boxes quite like swimming does. Sure, all exercise is beneficial, but...continue reading

So you’re looking at how to become a qualified swimming instructor? That’s great news. Becoming a swimming instructor is a challenging and rewarding job that helps people to learn a valuable life skill. Not only is swimming teaching a bunch...continue reading