I overheard some ladies talking yesterday and instructing their kids not to get in the ocean. Here are two of their reasons: 1) they just had lunch and lady said you'll get cramps, you can't swim for an hour, and 2) your face will turn to scales while food is in your stomach.
Later, a young woman was advising me on my newest problem, leg cramps, and she told me it was impossible for me to get leg cramps because I wasn't sprinting. She said that leg cramping is caused from dehydration and only a person who sprints will get dehydrated; not distance people, so she suggested I see a doctor.
We all know these are pretty ridiculous, have you overheard anyone advising others about "their myths?" The people making these comments were from England.
Try this for floating on your back. My wife showed me this, because I have always had sagging legs floating on my back.
Put your arms straight alongside your ears with the palms up. Then bend the wrists so that the hands are pointing to the sky (ceiling). I have no idea why this works (the physics doesn't seem to fit) but my feet immediately come to the surface and I can float on my back for long periods this way.
Let me know if this works for anyone else.
Try this for floating on your back. My wife showed me this, because I have always had sagging legs floating on my back.
Put your arms straight alongside your ears with the palms up. Then bend the wrists so that the hands are pointing to the sky (ceiling). I have no idea why this works (the physics doesn't seem to fit) but my feet immediately come to the surface and I can float on my back for long periods this way.
Let me know if this works for anyone else.
