Hi, my name's Alex and I'm a certified swim instructor with AquaMobile.
In this lesson we are going to work on bobbing, submersion, and just overall getting more
comfortable with being in the water.
We can start in the shallow end and if you're nervous you can stay near the edge of the
pool.
Your first step is getting in to the water.
if this is your first time walking into waist deep water you can remain near a wall to assist
your balance.
Once you are in the shallow end of the pool, practice submerging your body progressively.
Start with the arms and then the shoulder.
Once you are comfortable at shoulder depth you can progress to getting your face wet.
Accomplishing this is best done in steps.
First get your chin wet, then your cheeks, then your ears, your mouth, your nose, your
eyes, and your forehead.
Getting comfortable putting your face under water is a big step when it comes to learning
how to swim.
So if you need to practice this stage a few times that is completely acceptable.
The next thing we are going to do is to learn how to exhale underwater bu blowing bubbles
through our mouth and then our nose.
Let's start with the mouth.
Standing up with your face out of the water.
Take a deep inhale, and then as you exhale make sure to measure the speed of the exhale.
Making a small O with your lips can help keep the exhale on pace.
When you blow bubbles you can do so near the top of the water or by submerging your whole
head under the water.
Try to blow bubbles out of your mouth for a two second count.
Now let's move on to your nose.
Follow the same steps taken for exhaling through the mouth with the only difference being that
now your mouth stays closed as you exhale through your nose instead.
Try to blow bubbles out of your nose for a two second count.
Let's combine it all in the last step, where we will practice bobbing in the water continuously.
Inhale, submerge fully, blow bubbles through your mouth and nose, come back up, inhale,
submerge, and repeat.
Try this continuously 5 times.
Bobs help us get comfortable getting our face wet.
Learn to control breathing pattern for future skills, like our front crawl.
Well done today!
You've taken your first big step in building your confidence in the water.
just remember, practice makes perfect.
When you're ready to move on, check out lesson 2 in our adult learn to swim series.
See you then!
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