October 2024 ‘Health’
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Health is so important and yet we are all guilty of taking it for granted, because what does being healthy mean to you? In my twenties I foolishly thought health was all about what I ate, what I looked like and how much I weighed. The late 80s and the 90s were brutal when it came to an image of health. I never thought about health as a way to enjoy life more fulfilled or to lengthen my life without illness or injury.
Today, I focus very much on how I feel and don’t take any of it for granted. Being healthy isn’t just about diet and exercise. It is how strong I feel in my mind as well as my body and it is a constant piece of work. Like many of our readers some days, weeks and months are better than others.
In this month’s issue we celebrate health. Rowan Clarke meets the Brighton sea swimming community and learns how they are living long, strong lives thanks to swimming. Lorraine Candy takes on the 15km Scilly Swim Challenge and soon learns that she is surrounded by a tribe of like-minded women. Janine Sheen introduces us to the Wingless Warrior Kerry-Lee Gockel, an armless open water swimmer from Australia and we explore Long Covid, common skin complaints from swimmers and but training gear to the test.
I recently renewed my Open Water Lifeguarding certificate and nothing focuses the mind more than re-learning water rescues and first aid. Keep yourselves fit and healthy this winter.
Enjoy the issue!
Ella Foote, Editor
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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 of the best skincare, haircare and shampoo for swimmers - Putting on weight for swimming: how would this affect your health?
The perceived wisdom is to deliberately put on weight to increase your natural insulation for marathon swimming. But how might this affect your health, asks Simon Griffiths. - Swimming studies in Windermere
Jonathan Cowie reports from the Outdoor Swimming Research Forum 2024, a fascinating conference in the Lake District exploring the science of swimming. - Pond to pool
Simon Griffiths looks at how to adjust to pool racing after a summer in open water. - Reflect, recover and refocus
Swim Smooth coach Paul Newsome looks at how swimmers can maintain health and fitness in the off-season - Swim your age
Rowan Clarke finds out why swimming is the elixir of youth. - Lorraine Candy’s Scilly Swim Challenge
‘Postcards From Midlife’ co-host Lorraine Candy joined her tribe of middle-aged women to take on the epic 15km Scilly Swim Challenge – and a voyage of self-discovery. - October in the swim community
A successful transition at a Leicestershire NOWCA venue, and fundraising opportunities for Mental Health Swims. Stay up to date with our outdoor swimming community news for October 2024. - The Wingless Warrior
Armless open water swimmer Kerry-Lee Gockel sets her sights on a 25km Ultramarathon swim.
