Hi all,
It's so funny--sometimes I see people at the pool who really go at it with the kickboard...and then other people wouldn't touch one if their life depended upon it.
I'll admit, I don't use one--mainly becuase I'm impatient, feel like I'm not going anywhere, and am a purist to a fault sometimes.
But, if you think that it's worthwhile, I would incoporate it, all for the sake of improvement.
The great questions are:
Will training with a kickboard make me a better, faster, super awesome swimmer?
And, if you train with one--why? Or, why not?
Thanks everybody (you know you're my outlet!)
JoAnne -aka, Jerrycat ;)
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Hi All!
thanks for the feedback so far! It's funny Matt S that you should mention running--as I am a runner, currently in therapy for a knee injury. It is this injury that brought me back to swimming. And, at first, I needed the fins not only to get me through a workout, but to also help my feet and ankles move. It is so much better now.
And, for the record, when I say purist--I mean that I like to do things as they are. I see no need to jazz something up to make it more interesting than what it really it. So, things like doing aerobics in the water, combining yoga and pilates to make yogalates, shoulder presses when lunging, and doing calf raises while training biceps, makes no sense to me. Call me straight Sally, but I would never ever feel the need or desire to read a book while doing eliptical either.
It's the same thinking with swimming. When I'm swimming--I'm swimming. Legs, arms, everything. Kickboard just doens't seem like swimming to me.
I'm really just a midwestern woman, who doesn't have a bohemian bone in her body (let alone organic food in the fridge), and I admit that this black and white approach of mine needs readjusting. That's why I swear--if it's kicking that will make me faster, then it's kicking I'll do. If it's water aerobics that will make me faster, then it's water aerobics I'll do (really, I'm just kidding on the last one--don't worry Shaky, I haven't gone to the dark side).
Have fun! Swim fast!
Jerrycat :D
Hi All!
thanks for the feedback so far! It's funny Matt S that you should mention running--as I am a runner, currently in therapy for a knee injury. It is this injury that brought me back to swimming. And, at first, I needed the fins not only to get me through a workout, but to also help my feet and ankles move. It is so much better now.
And, for the record, when I say purist--I mean that I like to do things as they are. I see no need to jazz something up to make it more interesting than what it really it. So, things like doing aerobics in the water, combining yoga and pilates to make yogalates, shoulder presses when lunging, and doing calf raises while training biceps, makes no sense to me. Call me straight Sally, but I would never ever feel the need or desire to read a book while doing eliptical either.
It's the same thinking with swimming. When I'm swimming--I'm swimming. Legs, arms, everything. Kickboard just doens't seem like swimming to me.
I'm really just a midwestern woman, who doesn't have a bohemian bone in her body (let alone organic food in the fridge), and I admit that this black and white approach of mine needs readjusting. That's why I swear--if it's kicking that will make me faster, then it's kicking I'll do. If it's water aerobics that will make me faster, then it's water aerobics I'll do (really, I'm just kidding on the last one--don't worry Shaky, I haven't gone to the dark side).
Have fun! Swim fast!
Jerrycat :D
