I am new to swimming...I basically am only able to swim free 50yds at a time without getting "winded". I use a kickboard for about 100yds and then start up with free again. I try to keep it up for 45 minutes to an hour. Am I kicking too much w/ the board? Would it be better to alternate free with back versus free with kickboard?
Basically I need to figure out how to get to more continuous swimming.
Any ideas? Suggestions? Thanks!
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A kick board question is not stupid. Tell me the name of one swimmer who has not used a kickboard.
You could kick 1 , swim 3, kick 1, swim 3, without a board.
There are a lot of ways to do it. Wall kicking can be done but not preferred. Just kicking on the back with a board or without a board. You can use a board on the front holding it out front in one hand and side kick on either side.
Do some catch up front crawl to get used to letting the body having extention. oregonmasters.ning.com/.../show
A kick board question is not stupid. Tell me the name of one swimmer who has not used a kickboard.
You could kick 1 , swim 3, kick 1, swim 3, without a board.
There are a lot of ways to do it. Wall kicking can be done but not preferred. Just kicking on the back with a board or without a board. You can use a board on the front holding it out front in one hand and side kick on either side.
Do some catch up front crawl to get used to letting the body having extention. oregonmasters.ning.com/.../show
