I learned to swim last March and I could atleast swim laps - although not correctly but I got from one end of the pool to the other. This year I decided to take lessons again to improve after losing 120 pounds and I just completely suck!!! I can't get my coordination together, I can't keep my legs afloat, and even my strokes are just aweful. Is it possible that I sucked all along and that the excess fat just kept me afloat in the water?
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Brenda, I remember when you were posting questions about how to get use to swimming in water over your head. It didn't happen over night, you had to get use to it. Same thing with learning good technique. And yeah, you have a new body to swim in. Your fat may have been keeping you afloat, so I suggest you try some TI balance drills to find your new center of balance. The most basic one is to float face down, press your chest down into the water until you feel your hips and legs float up... it really happens... at that point notice how weightless your legs feel... and there you go, you've found your balance point. Have you noticed a poster with the website swimdownhill? Don't you feel like your are swimming down hill when you press your chest and your hips are high? That's the feeling you should be aiming for, you aren't dragging your legs and using extra energy in the process.
Wow your weight loss, what an accomplishment! Congratulations.
Brenda, I remember when you were posting questions about how to get use to swimming in water over your head. It didn't happen over night, you had to get use to it. Same thing with learning good technique. And yeah, you have a new body to swim in. Your fat may have been keeping you afloat, so I suggest you try some TI balance drills to find your new center of balance. The most basic one is to float face down, press your chest down into the water until you feel your hips and legs float up... it really happens... at that point notice how weightless your legs feel... and there you go, you've found your balance point. Have you noticed a poster with the website swimdownhill? Don't you feel like your are swimming down hill when you press your chest and your hips are high? That's the feeling you should be aiming for, you aren't dragging your legs and using extra energy in the process.
Wow your weight loss, what an accomplishment! Congratulations.
