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HomeSwimming for Total Fitness: A Complete Program for Swimming Stronger, Faster, and Better |
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| Customer Reviews: | | Average Customer Review: ( 17 customer reviews )
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48 of 53 found the following review helpful:
 20 years ago it might have been a good book Dec 15, 2000
This book might be helpful for very beginning swimmers to get started by learning about how to move in the water. But if you feel already confident holding yourself at the surface, I would not recommend buying this book. It teaches outdated technique, which makes your swimming unnecessarily slow and power-consuming. When I learned to swim 15 years ago the techniques and drills she teaches were already outdated, especially in the freestyle! The section on the turns are well written, but compared to recent articles in magazines like "Swimmer" the explanations are too complicated and confusing. Spend your money on books and videos by Emmett Hines or Terry Laughlin, it well get you the most rewarding experience.
18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 EXCELLENT book for anyone! Oct 18, 1999
I wanted to begin a swimming program but didn't know where to start--this book was definately the right place! The book takes you lesson by lesson in a very motivating and nonthreatening way. It covers everything from the very basics to indepth information on technique for the more advanced. It is easy to read and understand, but is also comprehensive in the information it covers. Not only does Jane Katz teach you to swim, but she then includes a series of workouts for the beginner, intermediate, advanced, and master. This book is the only one you need. I highly recommend it!
19 of 20 found the following review helpful:
Great inspiration - - discover the joy of the sport! Jan 20, 2003
By Lisa Herger
I bought this because I wanted a better understanding of swimming as a sport. I had learned the skill of swimming like most people do in their youth, but since I wasn't very interested in or good at sports my learning stopped as soon as lessons did. In adulthood I rediscovered the joy of swimming and I wondered how I could develop more sophisticated skills. I also wondered how "real" swimmers think and feel about their sport and how they go about their training: what challenges them, what kind of routines do they use.
This book was perfect for me. The author began with the absolute fundamentals of having a relationship to the water and went on to suggest basic routines for the beginner like me. She then took her descriptions to routines for those on the advanced competitive level. I liked being able to see where a more talented person could and would go which is in itself very interesting even though I'll never reach that level; this insight puts my own beinning work into perspective.
After reading this book I was inspired to swim and continue improving my routines. I would never need another book on this subject after this one, it's that all-encompassing for the amateur.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
fewer injuries, more joy May 31, 2002
After years of aerobic dance, running, and weight lifting, I wanted to find an aerobic activity that was less injury-prone. I turned to swimming, and found it to be the perfect alternative. An avid childhood swimmer, I just needed some tips for refining my technique--it wasn't until I picked up this book that I discovered that my breathing technique was all wrong! I also liked the ideas for progressively more intense workouts that went beyond just endless laps. This book gave me all that and more--I'm now doing flip turns and as Katz says, my joi de vivre now includes joi de l'eau!
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Helping me get back in shape Aug 25, 2000
By Holly Matherly
"Holly Diane"
I've just decided to take it up again, but I have too much experience for the adult swimming courses at the local Y but wasn't fit enough to join the Masters swimming program. This book helped me relearn the strokes and got me back into the routine of swimming. It's even teaching me to dive, finally!
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