The NYC Parks & Recreation Center offers a great deal: $75/yearly membership for access to all city recreation centers in the five boroughs. Some recreation centers have a gym, pool, and other equipment to get you in excellent shape. Here’s a full list: http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/recreationcenters It’s especially great this time of year because most recreation centers [...]
Have you ever seen a triathlon swim start? Wearing your wetsuit and waiting in line for your age group to be called is the worst part. It’s like going skydiving and waiting until it reaches elevation knowing it’s a matter of time before you take the plunge. It’s nerve racking and your heart rate is [...]
The Flushing Aquatic Center swim lessons were not specific to what I was trying to accomplish. I wouldn’t say it was a total waste of money but just wasn’t in line with my goals. I wanted to get more efficient with the most basic of strokes — freestyle. I signed up to the Swim Level [...]
I had a $300 gift card to SBR Shop and decided to buy my first wet suit. The limited options made for an easy decision. Which wet suits are under $300 and what do you recommend? So I bought the 2010 Orca Equip: Trying on a wetsuit is harder than I thought but after 10-15 [...]
I completed my intermediate course and in short, I failed. I didn’t graduate to the advanced course and in all honesty — it doesn’t bother me. Areas on why I failed were due to “poor breast stroke, side stroke, and back stroke.” I don’t disagree with them but my goal wasn’t to learn every swimming [...]
75% of my class didn’t show up, therefore the lessons were held back. I use 75% because it sounds more dramatic than saying 3 people were absent. (Do the math: there’s only four people in my class) So I asked the instructor to take a look at my freestyle stroke and give me tips. The [...]
In continuation of lesson 2, we reviewed the breast stroke kick some more (which I still can’t execute properly). We then covered the breast stroke arm movement and tried to combine everything together. The instructor had us memorize the proper sequence Pull – pull water in to your body Breathe – Lift your head and [...]
No matter how small a class is, there’s always gotta be one annoying person. It’s an unwritten rule and you know exactly what I’m talking about. Well this one guy in my class whom I’ll refer to as DAK (Dorky Asian Kid) likes to clap awkwardly loud when the instructor shows us something new. DAK [...]
I had my first swim class at the Flushing Aquatics Center. Here’s what was covered: Use a kickboard to do kicking drills. Kicking is extremely important as its what keeps you on a horizontal plane. After doing a lap, don’t stop at the end. Instead, glide with one hand touching the edge of the pool [...]
The Flushing Aquatic Center is having a 4-week “Learn to Swim” course starting next week and decided to take lessons to speedy up the learning process. It was only $80 for 8 sessions! I had to take a swim test to get placed in the appropriate grade – beginner, intermediate, or advanced. It was a [...]
