From time to time it pays to have a quick video swim analysis to check your progress.
Follow Prognob for lots of excellent Feldenkrais-related videos on YouTube.
I’m pretty pleased with my stroke improvement, as you can see in the above video, compared to previous versions. My legs wander less, I have a more front quadrant stroke (which brings my legs higher, reducing drag), and my body is clearly weaving much less.
Give it a try, you’ll be surprised. Watching my swim videos always reminds me of Feldenkrais training, where one compares one’s mental ‘body map,’ with the actual position of one’s body parts.
Rafeekee’s perception of Willbe, our yellow lab., was way off. Now he realizes that Willbe just wants to play. Growing up is about synchronizing your mental map with the actual world - takes time.
They are never quite in sync. You think your legs are straight, and you look down to see one foot rotated outward (classic tight piriformis). You think your hips are tilted, and you look down to see that they are completely straight, but one of your arms is pulled up (the body misalignment you perceived in your hips is actually in your shoulders).
When it comes to your body, things are never quite what they seem, but this can be improved, dramatically.
This is why mirrors are so critical in the gym for weight training to develop good form.
Body (and mental) awareness is a critical key to effective, life-long, injury-free, athletics.
For a wide range of excellent Feldenkrias-related videos, follow my friend @prognob (Nobuo Noguchi) on YouTube. They’ll get you thinking!
Happy laps!
-k @FitOldDog
Important Note: These posts do not provide medical advice. You should always consult your physician before undertaking or significantly modifying an exercise program.
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