There are so many new products on the market, oddly shaped paddles, gloves - I even saw this contraption where you connect a tube from your waste to your ankles so that kicking is more difficult.
I do not think that this equipment is effective - particularily paddles - unless you are a very high lever swimmer and you only use it spottingly. Unfortunately ussage tends to be most common with LOW level swimmers and these swimmers use the equipment far too much durring each workout.
My advice to those returning to the pool is to avoid all of this stuff - it will only lead to injuries.
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Eliana,
How did you manage to quit London and end up in Florida with a lane all to yourself.I am now very envious of you.What Shakey says is true though.Forget going at a regular time,ie evenings ,weekends if you want to have a decent space between you and the next person in your lane.All of a sudden shift work where I would be free in the late morning/early afternoon starts to sound appealing.In fact the session that has the laest number of swimmers per lane is when my Masters club meet.
Eliana,
How did you manage to quit London and end up in Florida with a lane all to yourself.I am now very envious of you.What Shakey says is true though.Forget going at a regular time,ie evenings ,weekends if you want to have a decent space between you and the next person in your lane.All of a sudden shift work where I would be free in the late morning/early afternoon starts to sound appealing.In fact the session that has the laest number of swimmers per lane is when my Masters club meet.
