Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Why i am not able to float easily

  1. The distribution of body tissues on a unique physical structure causes each individual to float differently. When adipose tissue is concentrated more in one part of the body (e.g., around the thighs and hips of "pear-shaped" women) the center of buoyancy moves closer to the center of gravity reducing the rotational sinking effect in the lower part of the swimmer. Such individuals would need to devote less effort to force production to streamline the total shape. Conversely, swimmers with very little fat below the center of gravity, but with some above, will sink markedly. They will need to work harder with kicking to maintain streamliSourcene while swimming.