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Swimming improves your flexibility, tones your body and can help to boost your self-esteem and produce a sense of well being. It is the nation's most popular sporting activity with 11.9 million people swimming regularly. However, most people don't know how to swim properly. This book is based on a 35-year voyage of discovery into the art of swimming. Steven Shaw's method takes the Alexander Technique into the swimming pool -- focusing on releasing tension from the head, neck and back. Steven has evolved a unique way of breaking down strokes into a series of therapeutic movements, which can be practised individually or with a partner, in a pool or on dry land. These provide the building blocks, which combine to make it possible for anyone to recraft their own strokes in a way that promote good body use and avoid injuries. Instead of performing physical actions in an automatic way, you begin to learn body awareness. This way of swimming not only feels freer and more open, it is graceful and has a sense of flow, often absent from the way many people swim. Shaw looks at the most popular strokes -- front crawl, back stroke, breast stroke and butterfly -- focusing on maximum efficiency and minimum strain.
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Steven Shaw is a teacher of the Alexander Technique and a former competitive swimmer. Over the past twenty years he has developed a revolutionary approach to swimming, The Shaw Method, which has helped thousands of people to find freedom in the water. Steven offers private lessons, group workshops and residential courses throughout the UK and abroad. Shaw's method is rapidly spreading throughout the world and is currently taught in over 10 countries.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a fantastic book...well written, with great photographs and easy directions. It teaches you that swimming need not be a struggle, that it is really all about being at one with the water around you. The book is easy to dip into and as calm and peacefully designed as the swimming ethos it promotes! Highly recommended to anybody considering learning to swim from scratch or - perhaps even more importantly - for those who think they can swim already but know deep-down that they need to streamline their style and change their attitude.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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The book orderd was called master the art of swimming.The reason i got this was book because i had just sarted to learn to swim,i found this book very useful. Lots of good tips and trainnig given to hlep you a long with your swimmng practise.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've been dipping in and out of this book between swimming sessions. It's nicely formatted into separate, detailed sections for each stroke with clear, good quality photos. Some of the advice is a little unconventional, as it's emphasis is on using the Alexander Technique whilst swimming so as not to strain the neck and joints. Some of these tweaks and changes have definitely helped me to improve my stroke (especially front crawl, as that was always my weak spot). Others I'm struggling to incorporate into my swimming routine - old habits die hard. I don't think this is book is for the experienced/sports swimmer - it definitely emphasises Alexander Technique over sports/speed techniques. But, if like me, you like to swim as part of your exercise routine, and you'd like to improve your stroke and become more confident in the water, then I would definitely recommend this book.
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Not suitable for all
If you're looking to improve on your basic swimming then this isn't probably the right book for you. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Uberdude
Great, just needs to be impermeable!
Great stuff. Steven Shaw reminds us that being in water can be a pleasure. Using this book I'm gradually learning to trust the water more and I think it would be useful to good... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Clark Holman
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