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The **Hydro Hip** consists of two fins threaded onto a web belt.

To get started, pull the belt tight around your waist or hips. The fins should stick straight out from each hip.

Start by swimming a few 25s to get comfortable with the product.  The Hydro Hip improves core strength by strengthening the muscles that help you rotate.

It teaches you to rotate quickly...completely...and symmetrically to both sides.  

And it helps you identify and develop proper TIMING of the hips, arms and body.  

If your timing is not quite right... for example, if you pull first and THEN rotate... your hands or arms will hit the Hydro Hip as they exit the water.  

But if you LEAD WITH THE HIPS...and connect the hip rotation to the start of your pull, your hands and arms will not hit the fins.   When you add a SNAP to the rotation, the fin moves out of the way before your hand gets to it.  

The Hydro Hip provides an intense workout for your core muscles, so it’s important not to use it for long-distance swimming.  

You’ll get the best results when you use it with great focus... for short distances.

The Hydro Hip will also help improve your hip rotation and timing in backstroke.  Swim 25s, making sure that you SNAP the Hydro Hips and get them out of the way of your hands as they exit the water.

While it’s primarily a tool for freestyle and backstroke, The Hydro Hip can also be used for breaststroke.  

Simply adjust the blades to a 45-degree angle and secure the belt near the chest..

Swim a few 25s.  If your hands are hitting the blades, it means you’re dropping your elbows or pulling too far back.  By increasing your hand and arm speed, your hands will not hit the blades. 

The magic of the Hydro Hip will happen when you take it OFF, even after swimming as little as a hundred yards.   

When the resistance is eliminated, the lessons you learned about timing will still be there and you will swim with increased speed and efficiency, driving your swim from the hips, as opposed to pulling with your arms.

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