The book of the candidate of pedagogical sciences, master of sports in swimming L.P. Makarenko tells about the activities of health-improving physical exercises with the whole family, about raising the need for regular muscle activity in each family member, about a healthy lifestyle and its socio-psychological aspects. Particular attention is paid to recreational swimming, the development of swimming techniques by crawling on the chest and breaststroke. Various programs of classes, complexes of exercises on land in water for adults and children are given.