Can You Float?

    Are you now familiar with the breathing pattern after a week? I believe that it's not that difficult to you as practice makes progress! This time I'll talk about the floating issue and you will find that it's really easy and enjoyable.

    Floating can be separated into 2 ways, which are facing down and facing up. If you wanna try the one facing down, which means that your face is in the water like the below picture, you just need to take and hold a breath, then keep the horizontal position and relax all the muscle. You will find that you're already floating without paying any effort.

   
    The second one is really easy as all you need to do is to lie on the water surface like the way you lie on your bed and slightly contract your abdominal and gluteus so your body is in a straight position. This time you can breathe freely but I will still suggest to breathe by mouth so you can control the amount and speed easily. 

    So, is there any tips to float better? Um....sure!!

1. Choose the chest-depth area to practice instead of the shallow area as the buoyancy is better.
2. Make sure your body maintain straight position but relax the muscle.
3. You will sink if you bend your core body.
4. A little bit chin up when you practice the face up float so the water level should be able to cover your ears.
5. Knees bend to chest and land by both legs together when you wanna stop the float .

    If you're afraid you can use some tools to help you at the beginning stage, such as below: