In a twinkling of an eye, summer vacation is coming again. For many children, do they always sign up for some interesting classes in summer vacation? Among them, swimming is a sport that many children like very much. How old is it better for children to learn swimming? What is the best age for children to learn swimming?
The best age for children to learn swimming
Four to eight years old is the best age to learn swimming.
The water temperature of 30 ℃ is most suitable for beginners. He analyzed that: children have the instinct of holding their breath in their mother's womb. As they grow older, the instinct of holding their breath will subside and be forgotten. He once put his nine month old son in the water, and his son instinctively held his breath. Of course, the child is too young, immature, and the ability to accept instructions is poor, which is not suitable for learning to swim.
However, children aged 4 to 8 have made great progress in their physical condition, learning ability and interest in learning. Their instinct of holding their breath has not been completely forgotten, and they are easy to learn once reminded. And in the study time is also more assured.
What are the precautions for children to learn swimming in summer?
Before and after swimming, let children supplement nutrition
Before and after swimming, parents should pay attention to make the children supplement enough nutrition, improve metabolism through diet, so as to engage in a large number of sports, and not allow the children to swim on an empty stomach, so as to avoid shock due to low blood sugar. It is suggested that carbohydrates should be replenished one to two hours before swimming, and protein should be replenished immediately half an hour after swimming to increase muscle energy, promote development and enhance physical strength. If it is close to the swimming time, it is recommended to eat some liquid or absorbable food, such as banana, which is rich in nutrients and trace elements, and is suitable for physical strength.
During swimming, if the children's mouth, ears, palms and other body ends are purple, or the body is cold, it means that the body may not have enough calories and nutrients. At this time, stop immediately, and eat something, such as bananas or pure chocolate, to supplement the calories.
Before learning to swim, make sure there is no underlying disease
Before letting children swim, parents should know their children's physical condition first to avoid accidents during swimming if they suffer from asthma or heart disease.
The study found that some heart patients can only attack under intense exercise, so if there is a family history, such as parents, grandfathers, grandmothers, uncles and other close relatives, second and third parents who have heart diseases, they should first take their children to a large hospital for physical examination, and then go swimming to ensure safety.
Even if there is no family history, it is better for parents to check the heartbeat of children when they are exercising, and calculate the maximum heartbeat rate (the number of beats per minute) by formula. It is recommended to test after 5 to 10 minutes of continuous exercise. If it is found that the maximum heart rate of children is relatively high under the condition of not very intense exercise, attention should be paid to whether there is potential heart disease.
Calculation formula of "maximum heart rate": 220 & ndash; age = maximum heart rate ※
In the process of exercise, the heart rate per minute should not exceed 80-90% of the maximum heart rate. For example, the maximum heart rate of 10-year-old children should not exceed 168-189 beats per second.
Don't swim too long
It is suggested that beginners should not practice swimming for too long each time. It is more appropriate to take 1 hour or 70 minutes for each class, so that children are not tired and can concentrate on their study.
Get enough sleep the day before swimming
One day before swimming, you should have enough sleep. If you don't have exercise habits at ordinary times, you should avoid a long or intense exercise.
A team of coaches should be chosen carefully when children learn to swim
A good swimming coach can improve children's willingness to learn swimming. A good coach must have certain experience, professionalism, patience, love and enthusiasm for teaching, and good reputation. Only experienced coaches know how to teach children how to swim, and they will remind parents to pay attention to matters; and the coaches with patience, love and enthusiasm will not tire of using many methods, and according to individual differences to induce children to learn, improve their interest in swimming. Some parents think that strict coaches are the best. In fact, coaches can strictly require actions and postures, but they can't be cruel to children, resulting in adverse effects on children's learning.
Choose a good swimming environment, and under the guidance of a professional, experienced and patient coach, I believe that children will fall in love with swimming in "happy, safe and efficient" learning.
In addition, if the parents take the children to swim by themselves, the following matters need special attention:
‧: there must be a lifeguard at the swimming place.
‧ choose the best swimming pool possible.
‧ keep an eye on the child for safety.
‧ when choosing outdoors, dangerous sea area or water area shall be avoided, and it is recommended to carry torpedo buoy in case of emergency.
‧ when playing in the sea, you must choose the sea with lifeguards and avoid letting children play in the water whose depth is higher than the waist.
‧ pay attention to nutrition supplement and know the physical condition of children in advance.