I wanted to get your advice on learning how to swim given my situation. I'm a 39 yr. old male who didn't learn how to properly swim as a kid. I took some classes a few years ago and can swim (freestyle) a few meters with not the best technique. Fast-forward to the present, I had a neck injury a few months ago and turns out I have a bulging disk c4-c5 and Dr doesn't want me jogging/running, so I asked if I could take on swimming he said yes but with a swimmers snorkel. One of the problems with swimming for me is that my hips/legs start to sink.
Do you think I can learn proper stroke technique if I used a pull buoy and a swimmers snorkel? Would you not suggest this setup? Would this setup teach me how to keep my hips/legs up? I know I should be learning proper breathing technique but at the moment I shouldn't be rotating my neck. My objective is to get into the water and get a good cardio workout and at the same time if I could start learning proper stroke technique that would be great.
I have spine issues as well. What I was told is one of the main reasons why your legs sink is that you're keeping the head too high, so by using the snorkel you can keep your head low in the water looking straight toward the bottom and this will keep the hips up, resulting in better form. Not rotating the head to breath however, means you're less likely to rotate the hips, resulting in less power in the stroke. But hey, it beats sitting in the LazyBoy.
I have spine issues as well. What I was told is one of the main reasons why your legs sink is that you're keeping the head too high, so by using the snorkel you can keep your head low in the water looking straight toward the bottom and this will keep the hips up, resulting in better form. Not rotating the head to breath however, means you're less likely to rotate the hips, resulting in less power in the stroke. But hey, it beats sitting in the LazyBoy.
