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.
Using fins or fins and snorkel would help too, and allow you to get some kicking in by not using the pull buoy . The fins will increase speed and help you elevate your overall body position including hips and legs. You could also add in paddles for when you want to work on your pull.
Like backstroke, breastroke, fly, and sculling do not require head rotation. You can swim them with a snorkel, fins, pull buoy, and paddles too.
Using fins or fins and snorkel would help too, and allow you to get some kicking in by not using the pull buoy . The fins will increase speed and help you elevate your overall body position including hips and legs. You could also add in paddles for when you want to work on your pull.
Like backstroke, breastroke, fly, and sculling do not require head rotation. You can swim them with a snorkel, fins, pull buoy, and paddles too.
