Is it Week 7? Who knows...

So, I just thought I'd share this... WHY do I always feel like the lifeguards at the Y are judging me... Maybe it's all in my head. Speaking of in my head, did you know that exercise can help reduce stress, worry, anxiety, depression, and a whole slew of other mental health problems? This website has some really great information about the link between mental health and fitness.

http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/exercises/using-exercise-to-improve-mental-health.html#b

Apparently exercise can also improve your self-esteem. Who knew?

Week 6-ish Update

Just got back into the swing of things a few days ago. Surprisingly I'm not astronomically out of shape after not a few weeks off... So now I will write about different strokes.

Breaststroke: performed face down in the water without rotating the torso. The arms stay in the water and move synchronously, while the legs perform a whipkick. It is possible to keep the head elevated out of the water throughout the stroke, although the head usually dips in and out.



Backstroke: Both arms move synchronized (They begin out like an airplane, then go beside the body like a soldier then they run up your sides and back out to an airplane position) with whip kick (breaststroke kick).



This is the turnover I'm hoping to learn:


info from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_stroke
gifs from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/swimming/4223850.stm