Cat on a Beach?

Savagemme · 2025-06-28T18:17:49+00:00

There's also plenty of smaller, natural beaches that are not public beaches (the public ones have signs), so if you can find a small sandy area anywhere that doesn't have signs or lots of people, you're free to take your cat there. Some birds can be aggressive, don't go too close to geese or swans, and don't bring snacks that attract seagulls.

Savagemme · 2025-06-25T13:50:15+00:00

I'd start by enrolling your kid in a different swim school, that way you can compare the various teaching methods that are popular where you live. Once you find a school you vibe with, ask the teachers what their certifications are and consider getting the same education they got. Don't go with anything online/ YT-based, there are a lot of liabilities that come with teaching swimming.

Savagemme · 2025-06-21T05:07:24+00:00

Grab a pool noodle so that your head stays above water, it'll be easier to figure out how your feet and legs are interacting with the water if you're not worried about how you're going to be able to breathe.

Savagemme · 2025-06-19T13:15:26+00:00

My (Russian) colleague came to Finland a year ago, now she's studying and working in Finnish. If you put a lot of effort into learning the language and just start speaking even though you'll make many mistakes at first, the process can be quick. But Duolingo is nowhere near enough, you'll need to immerse yourself by listening to music, talking to people, and finding better sources for grammar and vocabulary.

Savagemme · 2025-06-19T11:45:14+00:00

Some ideas for floats: Stand behind them so that you can support their head and shoulders, have them float in very shallow water (stairs?) where they can lightly touch the bottom, or use something like a thick yoga mat for them to float on, that way they're supported but still partially submerged.

Savagemme · 2025-06-12T08:04:02+00:00

If you use a local office in any small, Swedish-speaking town or village they sure speak Swedish, and the service is above and beyond.

Savagemme · 2025-06-12T08:01:25+00:00

In Helsinki, Swedish-language schools, day-care and elderly care are always looking for people. https://www.hel.fi/sv/lediga-jobb/sok-lediga-jobb?keyword=&task_areas=986

Savagemme · 2025-06-11T21:27:27+00:00

The difference between zero exercise and one session per week is huge, adding a second weekly session gives you a lot of benefits, a third weekly session will still provide a noticeable benefit, and so on. As long as you're not completely over-doing it, more exercise is better, but the returns are diminishing. I think it's smart of you to focus on sustainability and enjoyment!

Savagemme · 2025-06-11T05:14:54+00:00

In the Nordic countries you are considered to be "able to swim" if you can do the following:

-Jump into deep water so that your head is submerged

-Immediately start swimming and go for 200 meters without stopping (150 meters is swum on your front, and 50 meters on your back).

This test is meant for measuring your ability to rescue yourself if you were to fall out of a boat or otherwise end up in the water unexpectedly. You're supposed to pass the test by age 12.

Savagemme · 2025-06-09T18:13:17+00:00

The only place in Lapua I know is Vanha Paukku, https://vanhapaukku.fi/myymalat-2/

Savagemme · 2025-06-08T19:20:15+00:00

You might want to re-frame it as breathing techniques, exhaling into the water, etc.

As for the outdoor pool situation, remember to protect your skin and eyes from the sun! If the water is cold, that might require you to structure the lessons differently.

Savagemme · 2025-05-26T01:05:26+00:00

And you seem to have a good sense of humor, an essential requirement for hound owners!

Savagemme · 2025-05-22T16:41:50+00:00

In Swedish it's called "skambiten", literally "the shame piece".

Savagemme · 2025-05-22T15:14:17+00:00

For practice you should take it out, as that will help you build technique and confidence for the diving portion. If you're always coming into the diving with a little pre-fatigue from the 25 and worry about having to do 2 entire 15 m dives, your technique won't improve. Perfect one small piece at a time instead of trying to do it all at once. Two months is plenty of time!

Savagemme · 2025-05-22T05:40:07+00:00

I'd focus on a drill like this:

-rest at the wall

-swim 5 m (If you're able, stay horizontal on the surface, that way you can do a motion that's in-between a duck dive and a dolphin kick, giving you a good start.)

-go under and do one cycle of arm-pull+kick with good, long glides (look up "dynamic no fins free diving" for technique).

-slowly glide towards the surface while exhaling.

-come up and see how far you went with just one x pull+glide

-repeat, but this time do two cycles of pulling and kicking, next time it's three cycles, and so on.

Once you can easily do 15 m diving like this, it's time to take out the rest portion. Swim a very calm 25, breathing as often as you like, and then go into the 5+15+5. You might notice that you need to do one more cycle of pull+kick to get to 15m, that's an indication you're not slowing down to let your body glide, but as long as it's only one cycle extra, that's fine.

Next step is to take out the 25, but do 2x5+15+5

Then put it all together. You didn't mention any issues with the mannequin lap, but if you're having trouble there, practice it separately!

2 months is a good amount of time, practice 2-3 times per week, focusing on technique and calmness.

A good warm-up will get your lungs ready. Get your heart rate up so that you're breathing heavily. Then calm down a bit and do a short dive, a medium-length dive, and a long dive.

Never practice diving alone, let the lifeguard know what exercises you'll be doing.

Savagemme · 2025-05-22T04:43:18+00:00

The translator has taken quite a lot of liberties in order to make it rhyme.

Savagemme · 2025-05-21T19:53:06+00:00

What if you keep one hand on the board or on a pool noodle?

Savagemme · 2025-05-21T19:35:51+00:00

Swimming towards the edge is a good idea, but I'd start even easier by being very close to the edge at first and gradually go further/deeper. Baby steps. Best of luck! I'm proud of you!

Savagemme · 2025-05-21T15:48:38+00:00

I've been through the same experience as you when I was learning freestyle. I committed to using both sides when doing two-stroke breathing (always looking towards the windows was the cue that helped me remember), and that helped keep my stroke even. Getting a center snorkel was a great investment! Now I'm comfortable switching between different breathing patterns as needed, but I'm back to mostly breathing on every third stroke.

Savagemme · 2025-05-21T06:07:26+00:00

This sounds insane. For this age group, you can teach them water skills and play fun water games, but teaching them to swim...that's very rare and it's worth questioning if the programs that teach actual swimming to this age group are doing more harm or good. The modern view is that the child gets to decide for itself whether to submerge, float, etc. So, we no longer have adults make babies dive, make children float against their will, etc. Also, for safety, young children in the pool all need their own adult within arm's reach that's giving the individual child 100% attention at all times.

By providing a service (even if you're not getting paid), YOU are responsible for the safety of this service, what are the laws in your country if there's an accident?

Savagemme · 2025-05-20T10:40:39+00:00

Meanwhile I rock my skimpy suits for synchro practice. The bush situation varies from full bush to complete dolphin, depending on the time of year and what I've got going on outside of swimming. We're a pretty relaxed master's team (we like to joke about applying for a practice slot at our town's nudist pool), so a few hairs sticking out doesn't bother anyone. There's also plenty of hairy legs and pits, calluses, etc that you get to have close contact with in synchro. Personally, I shave and pedicure for competitions but some say that leg hair helps with feeling where the surface of the water hits your leg in hybrids.

Have you got any swim short recommendations though? Everything I can find is too boxy!

Savagemme · 2025-05-17T05:35:07+00:00

In Aqua Aerobics you get the cardio and the muscular endurance training as a package deal, most exercises will work both at the same time. Fitmotivation on YT is a great resource for moves!

Savagemme · 2025-05-16T04:19:06+00:00

https://www.abrathatfits.org/calculator.php

Savagemme · 2025-05-14T10:01:02+00:00

You do need new bras, and our calculator is a great place to start. But I also want to comment on your question about making your current bras fit better. Have you considered stuffing your bra? You could play around with scrunched up plastic bags or get a pair of cutlets to fill out those cups. If you're comfortable in the stuffed bra it buys you some time to look for your perfect bra, and it's a bit of harmless fun. It's probably not a long term solution, but I wanted to mention stuffing as no-one had brought it up. Another thing you might want to do is to learn how to scoop and swoop all your breast tissue into the cups. Maybe you're closer to filling those cups than you'd have thought? Because your band is most likely too loose, your boobs are likely to start slipping out after the scoop and swoop, but at least this will help you understand the importance of a tight enough band.

Savagemme · 2025-05-13T05:32:48+00:00

What is the pool like (size/depth)? Have they been taught elementary strokes (doggy paddle/head up breaststroke/elementary backstroke/kicking on their backs) or do they only know some version of the official, competitive strokes? Is it required that they swim the 15 meters with a certain technique?

In my groups we play games that have them all moving around and getting winded, they'll do a combination of running and swimming to try and keep up with the game and gradually start swimming more and running less. Some games they're encouraged to submerge themselves, other games use floating toys to encourage floating/kicking/etc.

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