1. Keep a comfortable hold of air in your lungs for boyancy, similar to backfloating. 2. Sculling gently. 3. Keep knees high, at almost 90 degrees to your body, while doing egg-beater motion. 4. Keep feet at almost 90 degrees to your legs, not like freestyle. 1 & 2 are easy to remember - it comes naturally. 3 & 4 you tend to forget if you don't swim for a long time. My personal experience.
It's all good. That's what I'm here for! 😀 You can take up swimming at any point. This is why it's one of the best sports. Enjoy your practice and remember, it's all about relaxing and allowing the water to support you. 🏊😀🙏 Coach Mandy
I'm 57 and just started to learn this year. 6 months and I've very comfortable doing the side stroke, treading, swimming/floating on back. Free style is not coming along very well.
I'm really over weight and just started learning to swim this year. I went to the ocean last month. I could hold my feet straight now and lift my hands out of the water and still keep my head above water. Floating on my back or stomach was pretty easy. I imagined how easy it would be at the Dead Sea.
Yes same here, we are on lock down but cases are not as bad as they could be. No matter what, new swim tips are posted every Wednesday so don't worry! Stay healthy out there 🙏🏊 -CM
I never knew how important it was to have the correct breathing technique. If you don’t keep a good amount of air in your lungs mean you are gonna be more likely to sink? Or is it more about technique, or is it both. I’ve never really tried to keep my lungs full with air while treading and that might be the reason why I always find myself sinking, that or my technique just needs serious work lol
Yes, that is a great question. It is definitely a combination of both. Your buoyancy due to air and relaxing your extremities help you to be supported by the water. If you tighten your body and resist the water while not having enough air in your lungs (due to tensing up), you will sit lower under the water. It takes steps to let go and allow the water to support you. However, this is necessary before learning the complexities of treading water. Enjoy your practice and work on buoyancy consistently until you feel more comfortable. 🙌🏊♂️ Best, Coach Mandy
I think some people are simply denser than others, especially us athletic folks. Even floating on my back, my head is consistently submerged while i notice others are able to keep their head above water with minimal effort.
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I could have sworn that I learned how to tread by scissoring my legs, both extended and pointed down. I haven't swam for years, but my muscle memory is telling me that's how I used to do it. Is that just an inefficient way? I've always thought if I was in an emergency situation I'd be fine, because I grew up swimming pretty well. But now I'm wondering if I should relearn.
Hey Coach Mandy, I need your help! I have watched and re-watched all your treading related videos but can't seem to hit my target. I have a swim test where I have to tread for 10 mins, I have been constantly training in the pool almost daily but I can't seem to get past 2-3 mins. I get extremely gassed around the 3 min mark and can't pass that threshold. What do you think are some common issues that lead swimmmers to gas out? I try to be relaxed, keep enough air in my lungs to float, tried different techniques, but still 3 mins MAX. HELP ME PLEASE!
Treading for 10 minutes requires that you are fully relaxed (breathing and body tension) and your movements are smooth and minimal. You most likely are holding tension throughout your body and have no idea you are doing so. Can you float?
hi, so when we exhale do we exhale all of the air out of our lungs or just a bit? also in the event we exhale all of the air out and sink to the bottom what do we do afterwards to get above water?
great but yes there is always a but. do you know any drill for dorsifkction of feet ... outside water? i am afraid that my breaststr. will be greatly deteriorated by the lack of this particular movement.
I've tested for 12 minutes. It is more about relaxing in order to tread for a long time. Remember, movements should be fluid and not too tense. 🙌🏊 -Coach Mandy
Keep working through it, remain consistent, and remember to relax. Don’t let the exam distract you from continuing to learn. Trust the process and keep moving forward. 🙌🙏 Great things take time.
I’m sorry if this sounds dense. I struggle with treading water. I have backed up the video and I wish I can see it in slow mo. You mean each hand is doing a figure 8? Or coordinate movements into a big figure 8. I’m guessing it’s the first as it’s more natural feeling but I thought I should check. I have made the mistake once too many times of learning something wrong and having a dickens of a time training myself out of it ! LOL
lol! No worries, I understand. The figure 8 pattern is for your feet. Your right foot moves counterclockwise while the left foot moves clockwise creating a figure 8 pattern. Watch during the slow motion segment you will see what I mean. The most important thing about treading water is relaxing and understanding your buoyancy. The rest is just feeling the water. Hope this helps! -Coach Mandy 😄🏊🙏
SWIMVICE ohhh thank you. I was concentrating on watching your hands. I read the video subtitles so I don’t always catch everything ! Thank you for the time. I am going to the pool tonight to practice this with my feet.
@@SWIMVICE On dry land i can do the counterclockwise for the right foot and so on. However, in the pool, my feet just go the opposite way. I have been practising for months and still cannot get the feet to move in the directions you mentioned. Does it matter if I do it this way i.e. right foot clockwise and left foot counterclockwise?
Its not so easy, pl elaborate so that learner can do it easily. I have tried but failed to do so. Ma'am you know that learner heart is so weak in water. And you can elaborate it in more simple way. A better coach is that who can teach in simple. Here you are treading but i was not treading in swimming pool when i goes accordingly.
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Thank you so much i know how to tread and im not afraid in the water anymore ,thank you !
That’s awesome! Nice work! -Coach Mandy 🙌😄👏🏊♂️🏊♂️🏊♂️
1. Keep a comfortable hold of air in your lungs for boyancy, similar to backfloating.
2. Sculling gently.
3. Keep knees high, at almost 90 degrees to your body, while doing egg-beater motion.
4. Keep feet at almost 90 degrees to your legs, not like freestyle.
1 & 2 are easy to remember - it comes naturally. 3 & 4 you tend to forget if you don't swim for a long time. My personal experience.
I've never known why i can't "float" in water... no one ever told the importance of breathing during swimming. Going to try this.
Yes, it’s huge! It helps you establish true comfort in the water 🙏💙 -Coach Mandy
The best tread water tutorial ever！Thx
Excellent! Thank you for the clear explanation!
You’re welcome Pierre! Welcome to the channel be sure to stay connected for more content to help with your training. 🙌🏊♂️😄 -Coach Mandy
Im a grown ass man and i cant swim im gonna try this thank you so much for this
It's all good. That's what I'm here for! 😀 You can take up swimming at any point. This is why it's one of the best sports. Enjoy your practice and remember, it's all about relaxing and allowing the water to support you. 🏊😀🙏 Coach Mandy
I’ll try again. Keeping knees high and figure 8 sculling are great tips. I was able to tread but kept going under, it was so frustrating 😂
I'm 57 and just started to learn this year. 6 months and I've very comfortable doing the side stroke, treading, swimming/floating on back. Free style is not coming along very well.
Watching the video I learned how to swim.I enjoyed my time in water.
That's great news! Glad it helped -Coach Mandy 🏊🙏😀
I'm really over weight and just started learning to swim this year. I went to the ocean last month. I could hold my feet straight now and lift my hands out of the water and still keep my head above water. Floating on my back or stomach was pretty easy. I imagined how easy it would be at the Dead Sea.
Nice to see a swimming tip from you after quite sometime. Stay safe. Here in Mumbai, it's getting worse.
Sorry . How bad us it
@@muhdweb1 close to 7000 cases just in the city
@@avijitbanerjee3129 thats an impossible number for just the city. Pls do stay safe. God help us all
Yes same here, we are on lock down but cases are not as bad as they could be. No matter what, new swim tips are posted every Wednesday so don't worry! Stay healthy out there 🙏🏊 -CM
Hi coach. Is this how to stand in the water by the eggbeater??
I never knew how important it was to have the correct breathing technique. If you don’t keep a good amount of air in your lungs mean you are gonna be more likely to sink? Or is it more about technique, or is it both. I’ve never really tried to keep my lungs full with air while treading and that might be the reason why I always find myself sinking, that or my technique just needs serious work lol
Yes, that is a great question. It is definitely a combination of both. Your buoyancy due to air and relaxing your extremities help you to be supported by the water. If you tighten your body and resist the water while not having enough air in your lungs (due to tensing up), you will sit lower under the water. It takes steps to let go and allow the water to support you. However, this is necessary before learning the complexities of treading water. Enjoy your practice and work on buoyancy consistently until you feel more comfortable. 🙌🏊♂️ Best, Coach Mandy
I think some people are simply denser than others, especially us athletic folks. Even floating on my back, my head is consistently submerged while i notice others are able to keep their head above water with minimal effort.
Hi, I am learning how to tread water and I can’t do the figure 8 movement with my legs, are there any other ways I could tread water with my legs
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Always great!
In case I can't do eggbeater stroke then what should I go for??
is there any video on kicking for freestyle?
I could have sworn that I learned how to tread by scissoring my legs, both extended and pointed down. I haven't swam for years, but my muscle memory is telling me that's how I used to do it. Is that just an inefficient way? I've always thought if I was in an emergency situation I'd be fine, because I grew up swimming pretty well. But now I'm wondering if I should relearn.
A question: Is it fine if left leg rotate counter clockwise and right clockwise? (in egg beater movement)
How to breathe side n front without sinking legs?
Coach Mandy in your opinion is the eggbeater kick easier/more efficient for treading than the breaststroke kick? Thanks
If done correctly, a light/relaxed egg beater kick is more efficient. 👍🏊♂️🙌
Also, egg-beater is balanced and keeps you at same level. Breast-stroke kick will bounce you up and down.
can you do something on treading without hands?
Yes, at time stamp 2:56 I am treading with no hands. You just use your legs more by practicing high knees. Hope this helps! 🏊😀 -Coach Mandy
Thanks coach!!
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏊🏼♂️ -CM
Thank you!
Thank you for watching @Vicxs and welcome to the channel !🏊🙏 Coach Mandy
Hey Coach Mandy, I need your help! I have watched and re-watched all your treading related videos but can't seem to hit my target. I have a swim test where I have to tread for 10 mins, I have been constantly training in the pool almost daily but I can't seem to get past 2-3 mins. I get extremely gassed around the 3 min mark and can't pass that threshold. What do you think are some common issues that lead swimmmers to gas out?
I try to be relaxed, keep enough air in my lungs to float, tried different techniques, but still 3 mins MAX. HELP ME PLEASE!
Treading for 10 minutes requires that you are fully relaxed (breathing and body tension) and your movements are smooth and minimal. You most likely are holding tension throughout your body and have no idea you are doing so. Can you float?
@@SWIMVICE Thanks for the prompt response, yes I can float
Do You have to know how to do Breaststroke in order to tread water?
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Always welcome 🙏😀🏊
hi, so when we exhale do we exhale all of the air out of our lungs or just a bit? also in the event we exhale all of the air out and sink to the bottom what do we do afterwards to get above water?
Just flutter kick to the top while keeping your arms pushing you to the top and you should reach the surface, or just regular swim
If coach remembers, my problem was always staying UNDER water. I was always too buoyant. Great video coach.
Haha hey Michael! Yes, I remember. Hope you are doing well, staying safe, and enjoying your practice. 🏊🏼♂️💪🏽😄👏🏽 -CM
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great but yes there is always a but. do you know any drill for dorsifkction of feet ... outside water? i am afraid that my breaststr. will be greatly deteriorated by the lack of this particular movement.
Hi Luca - Do you mean a drill for breaststroke kick?
yes indeed
You make good vids
Thank you! 🙌🏽🏊🏼♂️👍🏼 -Coach Mandy
How long u can treading
I've tested for 12 minutes. It is more about relaxing in order to tread for a long time. Remember, movements should be fluid and not too tense. 🙌🏊 -Coach Mandy
My swimming exam will start next month to do this for 5 minutes, and at the moment I'm still not good at it .. 😭
Keep working through it, remain consistent, and remember to relax. Don’t let the exam distract you from continuing to learn. Trust the process and keep moving forward. 🙌🙏 Great things take time.
@@SWIMVICE remains difficult on leg movements. do I have to repeat this exercise every day or every few days?
Why do I sink while doing this?
I tried this but my head was still submerged, and I keep bumping my ankles haha. it's better than sinking tho
Keep working through it. Practicing more floating before moving into the treading position. 👍 -Coach Mandy
Good
*Will this work in the river though? 🤔*
Depends on how strong the current is, you may have to swim a few strokes to stay in place but should be fine. -Coach M 👍
Can you explain the foot movement better
I can swim and I can tread water but i get exhausted very quickly that i cant swim far from the shore without taking the buoy with me.
I’m sorry if this sounds dense. I struggle with treading water.
I have backed up the video and I wish I can see it in slow mo.
You mean each hand is doing a figure 8? Or coordinate movements into a big figure 8. I’m guessing it’s the first as it’s more natural feeling but I thought I should check. I have made the mistake once
too many times of learning something wrong and having a dickens of a time training myself out of it ! LOL
lol! No worries, I understand. The figure 8 pattern is for your feet. Your right foot moves counterclockwise while the left foot moves clockwise creating a figure 8 pattern. Watch during the slow motion segment you will see what I mean. The most important thing about treading water is relaxing and understanding your buoyancy. The rest is just feeling the water. Hope this helps! -Coach Mandy 😄🏊🙏
SWIMVICE ohhh thank you. I was concentrating on watching your hands. I read the video subtitles so I don’t always catch everything ! Thank you for the time. I am going to the pool tonight to practice this with my feet.
Awesome, enjoy! 🏊🏼♀️😄👏🏽👏🏽
@@SWIMVICE On dry land i can do the counterclockwise for the right foot and so on. However, in the pool, my feet just go the opposite way. I have been practising for months and still cannot get the feet to move in the directions you mentioned. Does it matter if I do it this way i.e. right foot clockwise and left foot counterclockwise?
I can do sculling, I can do eggbeating but when it comes to synchronize them, it's terrible! Guess I have serious problems in the brain 😄
You're so beautiful in the pool x
Not a Question but just be mines so it will be way easier 😂🤦🏻♂️
Its not so easy, pl elaborate so that learner can do it easily. I have tried but failed to do so. Ma'am you know that learner heart is so weak in water. And you can elaborate it in more simple way. A better coach is that who can teach in simple. Here you are treading but i was not treading in swimming pool when i goes accordingly.