DAY ONE

Went swimming today. The feel of the water is overwhelming. Things that I learnt today are:-

1) point your head downwards. this pushes your lower back up.

2) take deep breathes and exhale out in the water with your mouth. 

3) kick with your legs. use your hip and stomach muscles. keep the feet in water most of the times. do not bend your knees. straighten your feet out.

4) use the big long foam to support your body. 

5) keep the basics always in mind. follow them when you are not able to swim.

6) keep the head always parallel to the water surface. This straightens the back out and helps to float.

7) Always take deep breathes before going into the water. Close your eyes in the water or wear goggles. Breathe out with your mouth. Problem is that the water keeps pouring into my nose.

8) First focus on the movement of the body and nothing else. This would help understand the whole mechanical motion and improvement.

9) Easiest is to float  on the back. Consumes the least of the energy. While floating on the back try to push your head flat on the water. Look up and try to look as far as back possible. Try to push your tummy up. move the legs just as you do when you swim with your back up. move your hand as well. try to push your ears into the water. Again breath as hard as you can.

10) crouch your legs or bend yours knees and then push backwards. And do all the above mentioned steps.

11) use the skate board to practice the kicks. Breathe hard and exhale inside. keep your head parallel to the surface.

12) Hand movements:- simple. join all your fingers and slide them parallel to the water surface. go to the full extent as you can. Then drop your wrist and pull the water back. At the same time push your other hand out in front in a similar motion and drop the wrist and push the water back. Do not push the water on the sides. Push it back.

13) Combine all the above things into one with the support below the belly. Four things to keep in mind:-

1) breathe hard outside and release with mouth inside in water. Keep your head parallel with the surface of the water.

2) kick with straight knees. use the hip and tummy muscles to push the legs.

3) hand motion. very important for the speed.

4) keep your back straight.