And the PlayStation (I actually don't have one -- I know, uncivilized) to run it.
When I get settled, we'll have to arrange something.
About floating. You'll never learn to float.... it's all about muscle-fat body composition. There are tricks you can learn to reorient your body as you sink (you push everything back up, basically).
I suggest you find the time to lie on your back in the pool and learn to relax. Yup. Close your eyes and figure the whole, "How long can I stay on the surface, and what do I do to keep myself there."
This is what kids do naturally when they are slowing down from being hyperactive in the water. Of course, as an adult, you stand up and stop. Kids never stop (notice that, eh?). So you should do it at the beginning of a swim practice.
The other thing to do is realize that kids learn to kick on their backs. Float --> Kicking on your back --> to swimming on your back. That's because the dog paddle is instinctive (yeah, even for you). To take their mind off the need to keep your face from being too wet, kicking on your back allows you some focus.
I don't know how your lessons are going, but I hope you are still trying. Learning to swim is a highly useful thing.
OH! Also, learning to swim is more fitness-effective than knowing how to swim. You spend more energy when you don't know how to swim and you swim. When you know how to swim and you swim you'll spend less energy. That's because swimming is all about streamlining and becoming efficient in the water.
Think about toddlers learning to walk -- they always fall down and get tired in a short while. Same effect.
Re: Jeez, why couldn't *you* be my instructor?
When I get settled, we'll have to arrange something.
About floating. You'll never learn to float.... it's all about muscle-fat body composition. There are tricks you can learn to reorient your body as you sink (you push everything back up, basically).
I suggest you find the time to lie on your back in the pool and learn to relax. Yup. Close your eyes and figure the whole, "How long can I stay on the surface, and what do I do to keep myself there."
This is what kids do naturally when they are slowing down from being hyperactive in the water. Of course, as an adult, you stand up and stop. Kids never stop (notice that, eh?). So you should do it at the beginning of a swim practice.
The other thing to do is realize that kids learn to kick on their backs. Float --> Kicking on your back --> to swimming on your back. That's because the dog paddle is instinctive (yeah, even for you). To take their mind off the need to keep your face from being too wet, kicking on your back allows you some focus.
I don't know how your lessons are going, but I hope you are still trying. Learning to swim is a highly useful thing.
OH! Also, learning to swim is more fitness-effective than knowing how to swim. You spend more energy when you don't know how to swim and you swim. When you know how to swim and you swim you'll spend less energy. That's because swimming is all about streamlining and becoming efficient in the water.
Think about toddlers learning to walk -- they always fall down and get tired in a short while. Same effect.