Hi there,
I am beginning a novice training program (600 m)
and I have my kick board.
What is better? kicking with flippers or without?
and could someone please explain the difference with advantanges / disadvantages to me.
Thanks in advance
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Never used them. I can see where they might help in teaching someone about kicking from the hip as noted above, but eventually and ultimately, they don't have a place in competitive swimming.
Fins can and do help and not just beginners. I use my red Zoomers 90% of the time while swimming and as lijete pointed out, they increase my cardio workout ten-fold. Another reason to use them is to develop ankle flexibility, plus, if a swimmer has had shoulder injuries, then using fins will aid in their body position in the water thus making swimming possible instead of just kicking. And I don't see much difference now when I remove them, so am not sure about the dependency thing.
And Runner Girl, I have been a backstroker all my life and kicking backstroke with short fins WILL develop that hamstring strength; that's my only body part that sticks out that is not blubber LOL.
Never used them. I can see where they might help in teaching someone about kicking from the hip as noted above, but eventually and ultimately, they don't have a place in competitive swimming.
Fins can and do help and not just beginners. I use my red Zoomers 90% of the time while swimming and as lijete pointed out, they increase my cardio workout ten-fold. Another reason to use them is to develop ankle flexibility, plus, if a swimmer has had shoulder injuries, then using fins will aid in their body position in the water thus making swimming possible instead of just kicking. And I don't see much difference now when I remove them, so am not sure about the dependency thing.
And Runner Girl, I have been a backstroker all my life and kicking backstroke with short fins WILL develop that hamstring strength; that's my only body part that sticks out that is not blubber LOL.
