Nike Debuts New Modest Swimwear Line

Bella Breakdown There’s something beautifully freeing about moving—running, dancing, playing a sport, or swimming. It creates a moment in time in which your one concern, is playing a game in which you love. It can take you back to little league baseball or middle school soccer or connect you with favorite family members. The ability to participate in sports, and to compete to the best of your ability, is something Nike has always strived to make possible for its athletes by making the best shoes and clothes for peak performance. Recently, they’ve become inspired by the barriers that exclude...

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Don’t Let Vacation Depression Get You

Bella Breakdown When we go on vacation, there is a very understandable tendency to never want to leave. Vacations are an escape from the mundane of our daily lives, and if you are the person who can let go of their typical responsibilities with ease, then vacation might be some of the best times of your life. You might also be prone to experiencing the depression that comes along with the days following your vacation. There are some ways to combat the sadness after your vacation has ended, and you are back to reality. 1. Plan your trip for...

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A Sea Worthy Workout

Bella Breakdown I have been swimming my entire life, and one of my favorite things to do as a child, along with my friends, was to pretend to be a mermaid. I mean, we were the generation shaped by Disney’s, ‘The Little Mermaid’. So, it’s understandable. Now, as an adult we can keep living out our dreams with a new fitness trend. Albeit, strange, there are workout classes that allow you to live out your mermaid dreams. You’ll have to go to Chicago, for now, while the trend makes its way across the country. Aquamermaid Chicago allows you to...

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Wait, We Want to Synchronize Swim

Bella Breakdown As this heatwave rages on, and we so no sign of it cooling off, we can’t help but think of ways we can still workout and stay cool. Sure, the gym has AC, and if you want to work out with 3 industrial fans pointed at you, you do that! But we sort of want to try synchronized swimming. It’s not just a spectacle for the Summer Olympics. With all of the access we have to instructional videos, and how-tos, we can definitely hop in the pool with a friend and start practicing our underwater moves. There...

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It’s Never Too Late to Learn How to Swim

Bella Breakdown I have met a shocking amount of adults that, to this day, do not know how to swim. Sure, they’re comfortable in a shallow pool, and might even be able to put their head under. But, if thrown into the deep end and forced to swim to the other side, well, they’d likely have to be rescued in a very dramatic fashion. Many adults feel as though they have reached the point in their lives where it’s just too late to bother to learn how to swim. And to that I say, “are you crazy!?” It is...

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