Swimming tips for beginners Adults
Today we're going to show you how to get in the pool and get ready for your swim if you're a beginner swimmer. So first of all, you can see I'm at the end of my lane.
Right now you want to make sure that you're choosing a lane that is not too crowded and maybe it's your skill level.
So some pools have a beginner lane all the way up to a faster lane.
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Talk to your lifeguards or the pool manager to make sure that you're in the right space.
Next you'll see I have my sim cap on, my goggles, my suit. Sometimes people wear shoes, but I've left all my gear at the end of my lane.
The reason for this is because in the middle of my workout, I don't want to have to jump out and go grab my stuff in my bag. So I chose my lane. I have my goggles on the and. I'm going to make sure I understand where the pace clock is. In most pools there's a pace clock and if you can see it from your lane, that's great.
Some people, you might need glasses or if you have a smart watch with my Simpro app, you can track all your times on your wrist.
These are backstroke flags.
At every pool there are backstroke flags.
Typically they're about 5 meters away from the wall and there's also corresponding lane lines.
You can see at the five meter line. They fade to a solid color so you can see where the backstroke flags are. The most important thing for these flags is it's going to tell you where you are in relation to the wall.
Perfect for backstroke or kicking drills.
So when you're on your back, you want to make sure you are aware of where the flags are so you don't hit your head and run into the wall.
We call this a stroke count.
Now, you'll also notice that once you hit this mark, there's a black line down the middle of the pool and there's also the t shape.
The t shape is going to tell you once you're around 2 meters from the edge of the wall, make sure that every pool that you go to, you look around for all these elements and make sure that they're normal to you and you're aware of how far away they are.
So you don't get hurt. Once you reach that t mark, it's basically your cue that you're coming to the wall. You don't want to get hurt. Also, on the edge of the wall, there's another tee that's going to tell you where the middle of the lane is and where the wall is.
So just make sure you're aware of where all these elements are so that you don't get hurt and you can practice safe swimming. Once I get to the front of my lane, typically you kind of want to stretch out. You'll see a lot of people stay in here, warm up and just get acclimated to the water.
It's going to be cold at first.
That doesn't mean you need to jump in and sprint right away, so make sure you understand how deep the water is.
A lot of pools don't let you dive, so it's best to like slowly get in the water.
If you want, you can sit down, get your feet in.
It's cold and you're just going to slowly get in.
If you're a little bit uncomfortable in the water, we recommend that you are always holding onto the side and get comfortable breathing and floating, which we're going to show you in a minute.
So slowly get in a little cold, so I'm not quite ready to swim.
Alright, I'm going to put my goggles on so I can get used to what it feels like to have my goggles on and see what it's like underwater and make sure that you're aware of your surroundings.
So if someone is sharing a lane with you, you're going to want to do something called circle swim. That means that you're always going to swim on the right side of the lane so that everyone's rotating in a counterclockwise direction.
If there's someone in your lane coming your way and you're about to get in the water, just hop in and scoot over to the side, either on this corner or that corner, but just give them some room. So once you're in the water, what we recommend is just get used to the water.
Get warm. If you want, you can hold on to the side and dip your face underwater. Get used to blowing bubbles in and out of your nose and your mouth. And here you can practice breathing, breathing forward or breathing on your side.
So now once your face is a little more comfortable, you can get a feel for floating. So holding onto the wall, I'm going to practice just sliding on my side. Keep your other arm straight and extended and practice just kind of holding yourself against the wall.
You can see with my feet they're pressed up against the wall. I don't know if you can see, but they're not on the top of the wall.
They're not all the way on the bottom. They're about right in the middle.
So what this is going to do is give you control to push off the wall and ready to swim. So practice keeping your feet on the wall.
Then you want to put your arms out and pull a sideways motion like this. This is going to help you keep your head above the water. Now, once you're here, my feet are on the wall because I'm practicing. Or you can rest if you really need some help.
Put your feet up. You're just going to practice dipping your head.
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