Swim skills
EXTRA,  FEATURES,  HEALTH,  October 2025

Want a healthy brain? Develop your swim skills!

Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi reveals how developing new skills in swimming does wonders for your mental health, memory and your brain’s ‘neuroplasticity’

I have recently been working with the Royal Voluntary Service in preparation for Mental Health Week, developing a series of videos on the NHS ‘5 Steps to Mental Wellbeing’. One of those steps is to learn new skills.

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