Looking for some advice. I'm a 45 year old newbie. Started swimming in Febuary and have been getting to the pool about 5 days a week and enjoying it very much. I'm an ex. competitive runner and soocer player, who had to give up both in the last year due to knee and foot problems. I couldn't swim 25 yards a few months ago, breathing problems. Now I am doing a masters workout with a coach. I bought and read the TI book, and that helped. My problem (according to some) is I swim with fins. They really helped me with balance and I guess my kick is bad, bacause without them, I feel like I'm sinking and I struggle to make 50 yards. With them, I can do 500, no problem. I do get comments from others, that I should start to ween myself off the fins. Should I listen? My apologies, if this has been addressed before, I searched for a similar question and found none.
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I am 49 and learned to lap swim about 2 years ago. I too felt like I was sinking. I stayed at a hotel with several outdoor lap pools & discovered a bin with kickboards, short fins & long fins. I enjoyed swimming with the bouyancy assist from the fins & have continued to use fins ever since. My workouts consist of 6 laps each with the long fins & kickboard, then long fins & paddles, then no paddles, then short fins for the duration for a total workout time of about 45 minutes. My decision is easy; I would not enjoy swimming & probably would not have continued swimming without fins. I think it is more important to be active & enjoy & not worry about what others think!
I am 49 and learned to lap swim about 2 years ago. I too felt like I was sinking. I stayed at a hotel with several outdoor lap pools & discovered a bin with kickboards, short fins & long fins. I enjoyed swimming with the bouyancy assist from the fins & have continued to use fins ever since. My workouts consist of 6 laps each with the long fins & kickboard, then long fins & paddles, then no paddles, then short fins for the duration for a total workout time of about 45 minutes. My decision is easy; I would not enjoy swimming & probably would not have continued swimming without fins. I think it is more important to be active & enjoy & not worry about what others think!
