8 Reasons to Consider Swimming for this Fall’s After School Activity

From horseback riding to music lessons, soccer practice to Lego teams, there are no shortage of options when it comes to after school activities. As you start to plan for your child’s fall semester, here are 8 reasons why you should consider swimming at Fish Tails Swim School for your school-age child.

1. Enhance Skills
   Even if your child knows how to swim, new techniques can be learned and skills can be improved. Strokes become more efficient and breathing more controlled, allowing swimmers to increase the length of how far they are comfortable swimming. Living in an area where many residents are in the water weekly simply for pleasure, these are skills your child will use and enjoy for years.
2. Exercise
   
   We all know that physical activity is essential for kids. Studies have shown that children who are physically active early in life are more likely to stay active and remain healthy as they grow older. Swimming is an all-in-one activity that includes improved muscular development, cardiovascular health, increased flexibility, and physical coordination while being easy on joints.
3. Mental and Emotional Health
   
   Swimming has been found to lower stress levels, raise moods, lower incidences of depression and anxiety, and improve sleep patterns. One study found that just being in water increases blood flow to the brain, which supplies it with oxygen, glucose, and nutrients while protecting it from harmful toxins. The release of endorphins during lessons will leave your child feeling great.
4. Builds Teamwork

   Group lessons foster a safe place to learn teamwork and social skills, and with such small groups, no child will be left on the outskirts. Even shy participants are drawn out of their shell as the camaraderie of the group becomes something to celebrate.
5. Encourages Better Performance in School

   Studies have shown that kids who continue with youth swimming lessons end up with better grades than their peers and hit important academic milestones earlier in life!
6. Short and Sweet

   Chances are, your schedule is already very full. With swimming, kids can get the instruction and practice they need in a small amount of time. Lessons last just 30 minutes, meaning you will be in and out and on with the evening agenda in no time. For busy working parents, a quick 30-minute lesson after work is a piece of cake.
7. Our Parent Viewing Room
   
Consider it your 30 minute weekly vacation – air conditioned, comfortable chairs, free wi-fi, toys to entertain siblings, snacks available…use your child’s swimming lesson to get caught up on emails, read a book, or simply relax for a few minutes.
8. Kid’s Love it!

   What could be better than the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of swimming? Kids that LOVE to reap all of these benefits! With action packed games and activities each week, your child will have a blast honing new skills and swimming with their friends. Now if only it were that easy to get them to eat vegetables! 

We hope to see your child in the pool this fall! You can view our schedule or register for lessons all from our website. Or, feel free to call our office if that is easier. (772) 460-SWIM