Shape magazine focused on swimming this month. They say the faster you are in the water (the first leg of the race), the greater your lead will be. To give your technique a tune-up, they advise:
- Rotate your shoulders and hips - turn everything together in one fluid motion
- Extend your arms - As soon as your hand hits the water, reach forward and flex your wrist down and away from your body.
- Relax - If you kick too hard or slap down your hands, you'll end up wasting your energy. (Hey, I got one down pat anyways. I can do some relaxing!) ;)
They also featured some gear that will help you make a splash, like the Speedo Biofuse finger paddles that will improve the way your hand enters the water, the TYR SplitFin to help evenly distribute resistance during the up and down portions of your kick and the Finis tempo trainer to help you maintain a consistent pace.
Now if they'd tell you where you're supposed to put all this stuff when you get out of the water, we'd be set!
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