Bodycare
Prevent and treat swimming injuries with our expert advice. Ease neck, shoulder, and hip pain with stretches and exercises from renowned swim coaches. Strengthen your core and shoulders with our step-by-step Move of the Month. Care for your skin while swimming outdoors with sun protection and moisturizing bath products. Boost endurance with yoga flows and better breathing techniques. This collection helps you protect your body while becoming a stronger swimmer.
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Move of the month: Camel Pose
This is a great spinal exercise for those of us sitting for long hours at desks and computers.
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Move of the month: Kettlebell Good Morning
This kettlebell exercise primarily works the hamstrings on the back of the legs giving us improved strength and flexibility in…
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Neck stretches after a swim
Liz Lowe is your guide to these quick neck stretches – perfect after a chilly swim!
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Sauna culture in the UK
With a nod to sweat house history, Rowan Clarke discovers how the UK is embracing sauna culture.
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Move of the month: Upper trapezius stretch
This move is a wonderful stretch that will help improve your range of motion, flexibility and relieve a little of…
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How to become a lifelong swimmer
Marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas shares how perimenopause is prompting her to reevaluate her long term health and swimming goals
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Let’s look at swimmers’ skin
Have you ever suffered with weird rashes or itchiness after a swim? Rowan Clarke investigations skin afflictions that can affect…
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Living better with long Covid
Rowan Clarke finds out why cold water might be prescribed or contraindicated in people with long Covid.
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The best skincare and shampoo for swimmers
Skin and hair can really suffer with regular swimming in chlorine or salt water. Read on for our round up…
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Move of the month: push ups
Push ups will build your shoulder, tricep and chest strength, as well as improving our core stability – all the…
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Move of the month: scapula setting
If you have ever suffered from an aching neck from all those repeated movements lifting your head out the water…
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Stretches using a towel
Try these simple stretches before and after a swim, with the aid of something you're always guaranteed to have in…
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TLC for young water lovers
Editor Ella and digital editor Abi have children who are in and out of the water just as much as…
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The best sunscreen for swimming
What's the best sunscreen for outdoor swimmers? We put nine sun lotions, mineral sunscreens and zinc sun sticks to the…
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How to make a sauna whisk
Boost circulation in your skin and send sweet fragrance into the air with a sauna whisk, which you can make…
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How to give yourself a relaxing foot massage
Give your hard-working feet some TLC with a relaxing and invigorating massage that can help improve circulation and reduce tension.
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Move of the month: side lying clam
This exercise strengthens and activates the hip abductors, which we use in both swimming (particularly breaststroke) and walking.
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Breathwork for outdoor swimmers
Breathwork coach, Edele Daly from B Well Fitness Club, shares two breathing exercises that will benefit outdoor swimmers – one…
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Skin care for swimmers: what does swimming do to your skin?
What are the effect of chlorine, sun and salt on your skin? And how can you take better care of…
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Move of the month: back extension
This move strengthens the back muscles and gives the muscles at the front of your body a good stretch
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Is it safe to swim in cold water when pregnant?
Can colder temperatures of open water have a negative impact on pregnancy? Cold water experts Dr Mark Harper and Dr…
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Move of the month: Standing heel lifts
This move is great for improving ankle flexibility and strength, working the muscles and tendons that support and stabilise the…
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Easy foot stretches for swimming
Liz Lowe is your guide to stretches that can build strength and increase mobility in your feet, improve your kick…
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Land exercises to improve your front crawl
This land exercise routine will help front crawl swimmers increase the strength and mobility of their shoulders, boost core strength,…
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Move of the month: Thoracic spine extension
This is a move that helps stretch and mobilise our shoulders, increasing their range of motion. Vivienne Rickman is your…