Relaxing is essential. #1 rule in gymnastics - the body follows the head. If your head is down, the chest and butt go down. If the head is up or back, the chest and hips follow. Inhale, lay back, head looking up at the sky, chest up, pelvis flat, knees bent, feet hanging down. Raise your hands and arms behind your head to counter-balance your chest and lower body. Hands behind your head prevents hitting your head on the side of the pool. Breath slowly, large inhale and hold. To move, rotate your lower legs down and around the outside of your knees to a straight position. Like a circular butterfly motion. For added propulsion, flap the arms downward, and cycle back close to the body like lifting a box over your head.
You gotta move. Kick and pull. Most likely you have heavy muscles and dense bones. You can’t just float. I can help you, get in touch with me via my email. Danswimcoach@gmail.com Put you name + from RU-vid in subject
@@danswimnyc Hello! Is this invitation to contact you for tips on this topic still available? I've been trying to become a proficient swimmer but struggle with my dense body composition.
@@infinitesadness9097 I couldn't swim on my back I thought it was impossible but I learned how to do it in a Navy boot camp it’s all about how you lay back, your shoulders need to be underwater then calmly lay back.
I have been trying to learn to float for many years, but for some reason no matter what I do my body always sinks. The annoying part is that people think I do it on purpose but I don't. Could it be just a problem with body composition?
Indeed ! It’s the body composition! I can’t float ether. My legs are sinking immediately. You gotta learn to propel in the water in order to stay afloat
I thought I couldn't float on my back but I learned in boot camp it took me almost 2 months to do, always make sure your shoulders are under the surface of the water before calmly laying back and we were told to face the ceiling while laid back.
Then there is me.. a rock that sinks to the bottom no matter what I do. I’m 34. Been through many swim classes ironically the 1 thing nobody could teach me… how to float. I don’t think I’ll ever be lucky enough feel that simple feeling everyone else can experience.. float on water. Life truly sucks in every aspect
What floating means exactly? Passive floating, with no arm/leg movement, maintaining body position? Or does floating include some active hand/leg movement too to maintain body position? I guess evey succesful floating event saw on the video is showing some leg movement. Now, guestion is, how to float in complete stand still?
Nice video.I am from Hyderabad, India.I love how you breakdown each and every aspect of the backfloat.I will start practicing backfloat in shallow water at the pool tomorrow while keeping the above points in mind.
You are welcome. Can you help me out with something. Telegram is popular in India 🇮🇳, right? Im thinking about sharing my knowledge through telegram as well. Do you think it might be helpful to share content in telegram?
@@rohithkumar3480 Are there any popular telegram groups with a lot of followers? Doesn't have to be sport related. Just trying to learn about India's telegram's scene.
Most important point i picked from this video is to breathe not hold your breath when floating, almost all the videos on RU-vid about floating don’t mention this
So I managed to achieve a stable position this evening at the pool. On my back. Legs relaxed and out, arms relaxed and out. My head and mouth are about 6 inches below the surface of the water. No part of me is above the surface of the water. Any ideas?
@@danswimnyc thanks. At the pool right now. Appreciate the response. I'm practicing getting comfortable fully submerged and just observing. I measured just now and in a stable back float, mouth to surface is 14 inches. I can stay there for about a minute before I need to breathe. I've also tried to tuck my chin and kick backwards for swimming on my back. Between breast stroke and free style, the best I can manage so far is to get the top of my headto poke out of the water about one inch. It quickly will turn into a doggy paddle, but the pace is exhausting. Todayvs goal was to work on kicks and noticed that I don't move forwards at all if I take my hands out of the equation and kick in either method. The kicks seem to help with propulsion when timed correctly, but I think you might be on to something. I will keep working on it. Thanks. Another 30 minutes of practice and I've smacked into the bottom of the pool three times. Once floating on my back, gently swimming, twice in breast stroke. Haha. I suck at this so much.
@@thenostalgicguy46 Move your arms behind your head (like lifting a box) to shift your center of gravity. Keep your chest and pelvis up. Bend your knees to shorten your body length and shift your center of gravity toward your upper body.
