How to Float on Your Back | Fear of Water

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This easy-to-follow video shows how to float on your back in the water.
This is a useful technique for people who have a fear of water and can help them to relax
It's one of the videos in a series designed to increase your confidence in water. Check out the rest of program! www.sikana.tv/en-us/sport
Knowing how to float is important to stay on the surface and avoid drowning. Floating on your back is also a great way to relax as the water carries your weight. Give it a try!
This video was created in partnership with Decathlon, Sikana's partner for the Sports Program, as well as Audrey Bouillé, a fully-qualified lifeguard and Pierrick le Floch a professional swimming coach, who provided their expertise on the topic.
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  • @solar3284
    @solar32842 жыл бұрын

    Everyone who has fear of water I had it too But now I can swim rlly well So the better u get at swimming the most ur confidence increases and ur fear decreases Now I swim with confidence and very relaxed

  • @SikanaEnglish

    @SikanaEnglish

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly ! Confidence comes from preparation

  • @anotherfreediver3639
    @anotherfreediver36397 жыл бұрын

    The best way to stop my legs from sinking is to keep my legs apart, and position my arms above my head, hence the 'star float'. Both moves serve to shift the centre of mass towards the head, and closer to the centre of buoyancy (i.e. the chest). If the centre of mass is too far below my centre of buoyancy, I float in the vertical position.

  • @Dogtagnan
    @Dogtagnan5 жыл бұрын

    Part of the confidence problem is how to stand up and recover from the backfloat

  • @EthePrequel

    @EthePrequel

    5 жыл бұрын

    yes this is the problem im having right now. if i could come out of the back float with more control, i would fear the water as much

  • @anosjc

    @anosjc

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @jogmas12

    @jogmas12

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just bend at the hip and use your arms almost like your going to thread water with them

  • @charles5895

    @charles5895

    3 жыл бұрын

    Im past that already! Im super confident, and im not scared of standing up from the position anymore. As soon as you start to stand up and you sink, immediately try and paddle and splash your way back to the surface

  • @russelynwilliams9698

    @russelynwilliams9698

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly, i am looking for a video that helps me to recover without panicking.

  • @kharyzma4u
    @kharyzma4u2 жыл бұрын

    I learned how to float on my back yesterday. I am so excited 😊

  • @Jude300c

    @Jude300c

    Жыл бұрын

    How is your swimming journey going? I took my very first lesson yesterday and I was excited, nervous determined and grateful. The weightlessness felt good, but showed me I was very tense too.

  • @kharyzma4u

    @kharyzma4u

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Jude300c Hi. Thanks! It's going very well! Congrats on your journey. I swim almost everyday. I should be doing some updates on my channel about my swimming journey this season, so sub to my channel so you don't miss it. I'd like to hear about your progress.💖

  • @lydiajames5529

    @lydiajames5529

    Жыл бұрын

    How to recover from back float

  • @rmannayr2129
    @rmannayr21293 жыл бұрын

    FLOATING ON YOUR BACK IS SO RELAXING!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @fahim454
    @fahim4542 жыл бұрын

    How we are supposed to get relax if doing it first time? 😂

  • @Not1Dimensional
    @Not1Dimensional2 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to take a deep breath then hold it, as I'm about to approach the back float. It's just incase I go underwater, so I won't breathe in water, so I'll have to prepare to sink, or go below the surface if I'm doing it for the second time. I choked and coughed up water because I assumed I'd float on my back first time trying it, but my head went under. Bad mistake, don't do what I did. I floated on my stomach for the first time using nothing, but that's much easier than floating on your back. I'll try floating on my back a few times when I go swimming next in a shallow pool next to the edge. If I go below the water surface then I accept I'm not buoyant, if I'm successful then I've found a way to not drown.

  • @orbe5533

    @orbe5533

    Жыл бұрын

    Theits more then this way to not drown but also where you successful in your findings

  • @user-hx4nh2pj6y
    @user-hx4nh2pj6y6 ай бұрын

    We need to learn how to float without any equipment

  • @maridou95
    @maridou95 Жыл бұрын

    Merci beaucoup pour cette très belle vidéo. Ces bons conseils sont très utiles.

  • @heyi713
    @heyi7137 жыл бұрын

    you float easily when u keep 2 tihngs in mind: 1, keep calm and keep all body parts in the water, which means, don't raise your arms or legs out of water. 2, keep your chin up.

  • @SikanaEnglish

    @SikanaEnglish

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for commenting yi he :) did you find the video helpful? Remember to like and subscribe for more free tutorial videos!

  • @jogmas12

    @jogmas12

    3 жыл бұрын

    “Chin up, head back, slow, relax movements in the water”- USMC drill Sargent. Yes, US marines need to know how to swim.

  • @younginkemo8722

    @younginkemo8722

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jogmas12 ship in 3 weeks any thing else they tell you

  • @kenpachi5761
    @kenpachi57612 жыл бұрын

    "The more you relax the more easy to float". Me panicking ....

  • @grantsaludo2728

    @grantsaludo2728

    3 ай бұрын

    harry potter reference

  • @aamirehsan1813
    @aamirehsan18133 ай бұрын

    Me searching because i can float naturally and don’t know where i learned

  • @sujatachattopadhyay1687
    @sujatachattopadhyay16876 жыл бұрын

    Thanks sikana english! I finally can float on my back like a bear

  • @tm4065
    @tm40657 жыл бұрын

    its pretty easy, just relax, and keep your chin, and everything up

  • @divinitylitty2630

    @divinitylitty2630

    6 жыл бұрын

    I love your profile pic it's really pretty

  • @Inkedalic3

    @Inkedalic3

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think saying "just relax" never works to someone who is afraid and cant swim or float, I recently started learning swimming, and I've been being told for a while to just "relax" but that never really helped me because I was always tense in the water. It helps more to give actual instructions.

  • @jitenderthakur3523
    @jitenderthakur35236 жыл бұрын

    u videos are short and Good

  • @mburks3748
    @mburks3748 Жыл бұрын

    Floating isn’t too hard, just a bit awkward. The hard part is standing the hell back up out of a back float.

  • @fabelwein1621

    @fabelwein1621

    Жыл бұрын

    What do you mean by standing back up? Lowering the legs, shifting chest upwards to a sort of standing position in the water?

  • @mohammadtariq7575
    @mohammadtariq7575 Жыл бұрын

    Hi. I can float. However when i start kicking, i start going very slow forward instead of backwards. Kindly guide how to go backwards without hand pulls.

  • @rmannayr2129
    @rmannayr21293 жыл бұрын

    IT'S PRETTY EASY, JUST RELAX AND KEEP YOUR BODY UP!

  • @melodyplays2034
    @melodyplays20346 жыл бұрын

    I already know how to do this it's called the starfish right?

  • @fentanylprod
    @fentanylprod7 жыл бұрын

    I am having problems. When I float my nose goes underwater

  • @tayyabarajgarah3344

    @tayyabarajgarah3344

    6 жыл бұрын

    D3FAULT It’s cuz you don’t inhale air before you float. I learned how to float today by myself. I swim before I learned to float. Here’s how I did it. Steps- 1: Stand in water. Lean back and kick one leg up. 2. once you got one leg up, kick other and lean back in water. 3. INHALE BIG. Slowly fall back with your leg up as you started and arms apart. 4. Keep chin up. Slowly exhale and inhale. You’re floating. Most people float with normal breathing like I do

  • @tayyabarajgarah3344
    @tayyabarajgarah33446 жыл бұрын

    It’s pretty easy. Relax first. Very important and keep air in lungs. They make it harder than it really is. Steps - Push yourself back with your legs and begin to fall back. Kick one leg up and once you fall back kick the other one too and while you’re at it, inhale big and fall back. Once you’re in, exhale slowly and inhale again.

  • @charlenegray9526
    @charlenegray95262 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah I'm a FLOATING MACHINE WITHOUT THOSE DAMN NOODLES!! KEEP THEM FOR YOU CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP🤣🤣🤣

  • @ardimasdwipambudhi5271
    @ardimasdwipambudhi52712 жыл бұрын

    Translate nya gimana yaa

  • @shamsa7670
    @shamsa76706 жыл бұрын

    I know how to float on my back for a really long time idk why im here 😐🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @teee.y
    @teee.y6 жыл бұрын

    I taught myself this but I'm just watching videos

  • @sarahanueyiagu3207

    @sarahanueyiagu3207

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @limusleek173

    @limusleek173

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @itz_hamstergirl7201
    @itz_hamstergirl72016 жыл бұрын

    I am scared to do it and i did not go to swimming on swimming pool for many years

  • @SikanaEnglish

    @SikanaEnglish

    6 жыл бұрын

    We understand your fear. Could you try it someone was there to help carry you as you floated in the water? Check out our videos on overcoming a fear of water, they could really help you :) bit.ly/2rHRzjm

  • @itz_hamstergirl7201

    @itz_hamstergirl7201

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sikana English oh really thankyou ! Maybe my parents could help me

  • @ameyaalawani231

    @ameyaalawani231

    6 жыл бұрын

    Go girl you can do it just try

  • @ameyaalawani231

    @ameyaalawani231

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ya me same but you are brave

  • @ameyaalawani231

    @ameyaalawani231

    6 жыл бұрын

    Now if got it so it's very easy

  • @BrooklyFire
    @BrooklyFire2 жыл бұрын

    I did this for 10 min once and slept, and somone thought I drowned

  • @BrilTek

    @BrilTek

    2 жыл бұрын

    Is this true?

  • @BrooklyFire

    @BrooklyFire

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BrilTek yes

  • @borntodie277

    @borntodie277

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @wisfangz
    @wisfangz5 жыл бұрын

    i can do everything except keep my chin up which is one of the most important things in doing this... haha i just feel anxiety whenever i do this because water might go to my nose or i might sink hahaha

  • @rmannayr2129
    @rmannayr21296 жыл бұрын

    LOL IT'S PRETTY EASY! PLUS SHE IS USING A POOL NOODLE!

  • @Jasna88

    @Jasna88

    5 жыл бұрын

    everting is super easy with noodle. i never did when im on back, in beginning my coach was always holding my hear then less and less and less and less.....now sometimes i can go by myself for 9-10 meters.

  • @DUFFER_MP40

    @DUFFER_MP40

    5 жыл бұрын

    🤯

  • @nadograymountain20
    @nadograymountain204 жыл бұрын

    I've always had people try to help me... I just tried again... nothing lol

  • @jogmas12
    @jogmas12 Жыл бұрын

    Every time they close one of these swim lesson videos by saying “over to you” I get really anxious and nervous

  • @tomatomb8704
    @tomatomb87046 жыл бұрын

    This video should be titled. How to float on your back (with a woggle) lol. At least they admit that the legs sink with some people (me for example) So many "how to" videos on youtube which miss out important information. For example how to stand back up 😂

  • @nad_05

    @nad_05

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tomatom one year too late honey

  • @magn1fique
    @magn1fique2 жыл бұрын

    I’m scared

  • @tucko11
    @tucko112 жыл бұрын

    Literally the easiest thing to learn during swimming lessons

  • @addamorales9516

    @addamorales9516

    Жыл бұрын

    one of the easiest things I learned in kickboxing was learning how to kick someone in the temple, but im sure you dont know how to do that

  • @updownftw
    @updownftw Жыл бұрын

    what about breathing ?We cant float without having lungs in our air

  • @SimpleCabling.
    @SimpleCabling.2 жыл бұрын

    Can a skinny people like me do this? I'm too thin 32 weight 11 y/o

  • @Japinoyboi2004

    @Japinoyboi2004

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lmao I'm 17 can't even float.

  • @sir_mystic4127
    @sir_mystic4127 Жыл бұрын

    "The more you relaxed the easier it will be to float" no wonder dead people can do it so effortlessly 😭

  • @maddad97head40
    @maddad97head403 жыл бұрын

    Just THROW ME IN DA deep BLUE SEA🌊 I LEARN📘📝 FASTER

  • @gotahgemini6415
    @gotahgemini64155 жыл бұрын

    do you hold your breath?

  • @lelelanaa2500

    @lelelanaa2500

    5 жыл бұрын

    Gotah Gemini no

  • @jogmas12

    @jogmas12

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, swimming or floating on your back allows you to breath normally. And it’s because of this that swimming on your back should be the easiest and most relaxed stroke to learn. I use the US navy back stroke. But I understand that being on your back in water you feel like you have less control than being in water face down.

  • @gotahgemini6415

    @gotahgemini6415

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jogmas12 thanks for the reply :)

  • @franciscochamotho7426
    @franciscochamotho7426 Жыл бұрын

    In short you failed to float.

  • @ferrer452
    @ferrer4525 жыл бұрын

    Not helping, all i want to learn is how to float on standing position

  • @niggawhat1021

    @niggawhat1021

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nonong Ferrer u mean treading?

  • @Stcoadrdfo
    @Stcoadrdfo7 жыл бұрын

    You are not floating and the proof is at 2.08 You cut the tape right there when your legs start sinking. I can float in ocean, lake, river, but as you I can't float in the pool. I see you have the same problem. I really don't know what the answer is.

  • @SikanaEnglish

    @SikanaEnglish

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment Todd. Of course, everyone is more buoyant in salt water so it's normal that you float better in the sea. Fear not, you can also float in the pool. It's completely normal that the legs drop a bit, since you are kept at the water's surface mainly by the air in your lungs. Keep practising and remember to hold a deep breath of air in your chest, keep your chin and pelvis up, and to relax! We hope that helps :) For more videos on this subject, click here: bit.ly/2rHRzjm

  • @amxthystq

    @amxthystq

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@SikanaEnglish but what if sink? When i was floating i was sinking ;-; (btw srry if my english is bad)

  • @Vic_T_234
    @Vic_T_234 Жыл бұрын

    What they don't tell you here is that if you have more muscle mass the better you float. I can do these and my legs stay up bc I have muscle mass. When you face your head up first toward the ceiling they're gonna float up with the rest of your body if you have that mass.

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