Anyone who likes to swim a lot and practice swimming as a competitive sport eventually comes to the point where further training achieves little or no progress in terms of strength and endurance. At the latest then is the right time to raise the effectiveness of training with a swim paddles for the hands to a new level. But also swimmers who do not participate in competitions can significantly strengthen the arm and shoulder muscles with swimming paddles and train their stamina.

For whom are swimming paddles suitable?

Basically you can swimming paddles , except for children, to be used by all swimmers. One condition, however, is that the swimming styles in which the swimming paddles should be used, be mastered without errors. If you are not sure about the movement, the use of swimming paddles can increase the error even further. For the untrained muscles of children swimming with swimming paddles is too exhausting. The arm and shoulder muscles can be overwhelmed very quickly when using swimming paddles and may even be injured. However, they are swimming paddles very popular with children as a toy in shallow water.
With swim paddles two different training effects can be achieved. Due to the higher water resistance, the muscles used for swimming in the arms and in the shoulder area are specifically trained and improves endurance. Good swimmers can also improve their technique with the swimming paddles. With the swimming paddles on the hands you can check very well, in which hand and arm position, the water offers the greatest resistance and make corrections if necessary.

The Beco swimming paddles are simply shaped paddlewhich are attached to the hands with soft silicone bands. Due to the foam material, the swimming paddles by the water pressure within certain limits adapt to the shape of the carrier hand. Several holes in the swimming paddles make it easier to control the swimming movements.

How big should the swimming paddles be?

If you want to work out with swimming paddles for the first time, you should choose a small size for the beginning. With increasing training success then the size of the swimming paddles can be increased. Well-trained swimmers use large swimming paddles for regular training and change from a competition to smaller swimming paddles. If the swimming paddles are not to be used regularly, very flat swimming paddles are sufficient for training. With intensive and regular training, however, you should get swimming paddles right from the beginning, which are ergonomically shaped and, for example, with a hump for the palm provide a high wearing comfort.
The straps for attaching the swimming paddles to the hand are mostly made of silicone, very soft and stretchy. For beginners swimming paddles are recommended, whose surface is broken in several places. The holes and slots reduce the resistance in the water only slightly, but allow easier control of the hand position.
If you want to specifically improve the arm pull technique with swimming paddles, you can achieve this with the so-called finger paddles. The small swimming paddles are only worn in the area of ​​the Finder and are not used to increase strength. The comparatively small area of ​​the finger paddles facilitates the control and helps to improve the swimming technique.

For experienced swimmers, the Ergoflex swimming paddles by Aqua Sphere are designed. Due to flexible rubber inserts in the surfaces these swim paddles offer a very good feeling in the water. The wide and soft beltcan be optimally adjusted to the hand thickness of the wearer and provide a secure hold.

Properly applied and appropriately sized, swim paddles provide impressive strength and endurance gains. As with any workout, swim paddles should gradually increase the duration and intensity of workouts. If you swim for the first time without swimming paddles after some training, you will quickly notice the progress that has been made.