I swim for excercising my back after a surgery. I would like to make my work out a little harder and I am considering getting zoomers. I am not a strong competitive swimmer. Can you help decide between sillicone and rubber zoom fins? What are pluses and minuses of each?
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Hi jkadash
Sorry to hear about your surgery, I had L5-S1 laminectomy/discectomy, and now have Cauda Equina Syndrome. I can't say which fins would be best for you, I suggest it would be a personal choice (i.e. whatever works best), but I found Zoomers pretty good. Start using them very sparingly, it is very easy to do too much and pay later. As Willow suggests, I would avoid kickboards, concentrating on streamline will give you a better swimming position also, using a kickboard may put extra pressure/stress on the joints/muscles above your lumbar spine as they try to compensate for any lack of mobility/flexibility or strength.
Good luck:cane:
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Hi jkadash
Sorry to hear about your surgery, I had L5-S1 laminectomy/discectomy, and now have Cauda Equina Syndrome. I can't say which fins would be best for you, I suggest it would be a personal choice (i.e. whatever works best), but I found Zoomers pretty good. Start using them very sparingly, it is very easy to do too much and pay later. As Willow suggests, I would avoid kickboards, concentrating on streamline will give you a better swimming position also, using a kickboard may put extra pressure/stress on the joints/muscles above your lumbar spine as they try to compensate for any lack of mobility/flexibility or strength.
Good luck:cane:
