Land exercise

Demonstrate the exercise to your child on land first. Lean slightly forward and stretch your arms out to the sides. Then move your forearms toward your chest, with the palms facing inward. Stop your hands about five centimeters in front of your chest and rotate them outward. It is important that the upper arms remain in the same position throughout the movement. This land exercise provides children with a clear idea of how to use their hands in the water. However, the primary goal of water-awareness exercises is for children to independently learn how to work with water resistance. This understanding can then be applied to freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly arm strokes, enabling them to swim more efficiently. Additionally, the land exercise emphasizes that the upper arms should always stay in the same position.