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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Thanks craig...I noticed yesterday that I clench my jaws when I breathe out. Guess it's a reflex thing. Obviously I'm not relaxed. I do find it hard to slow down so I'll try the pull buoy today. I bilateral breathe - which seems too long after I get going but single side breathing is too often for me. Breathing and bilateral breathing - I found that I breathe when I want to either side. If you were to watch me swim, I sometimes breathe every stroke, I switch to bilateral then I may not breathe for several strokes. oregonmasters.ning.com/.../show. If you watch the breathing seqence you will see I swim 6 o 8 strokes without breathing. That was part of a twenty minute swim.
Thanks craig...I noticed yesterday that I clench my jaws when I breathe out. Guess it's a reflex thing. Obviously I'm not relaxed. I do find it hard to slow down so I'll try the pull buoy today. I bilateral breathe - which seems too long after I get going but single side breathing is too often for me. Breathing and bilateral breathing - I found that I breathe when I want to either side. If you were to watch me swim, I sometimes breathe every stroke, I switch to bilateral then I may not breathe for several strokes. oregonmasters.ning.com/.../show. If you watch the breathing seqence you will see I swim 6 o 8 strokes without breathing. That was part of a twenty minute swim.
