The average person can often tread water for 2 minutes to 5 minutes.
Although the length of time that the average person can tread water for also depends on swimming ability, body composition and the conditions of the water.
And some people that have good stamina or specific training in treading water can tread water for much longer and even for several hours.
For beginners it can be difficult to tread water for longer than a couple of minutes but with enough training and practice it can become easier to tread water much longer.
To tread water with flippers the key is to move your legs using wide and alternating kicks which is similar to that of an eggbeater and also while you keep your hips under your body.
This motion when treading water with flippers also helps you to maintain a vertical position in the water.
The way people tread water so effortlessly is through a combination of efficient breathing, relaxed movements and body positioning.
You can learn to tread water effortlessly by leaning back slightly and keeping your hips and shoulders slightly elevated and also use gentle, circular arm and leg movements when treading water.
Doing so can minimize your energy expenditure and help you stay afloat more comfortably when treading water.
Flippers can make it easier to tread water as the flippers help to increase the surface area of your feet and allows you to push more water with each kick.
When you're able to push more water with each kick with the flippers it reduces effort and allows you to go for longer periods of treading water.
Wearing flippers when treading water also encourages a more streamlined body position and can also help to improve your ankle flexibility, and make it much easier for you to execute an efficient treading water technique.
The added buoyancy from the flippers also help to prevent you from sinking and makes it easier for you to maintain a surface level position.
The flippers are also designed to increase your efficiency in the water and allows for you to cover more distance and tread water for longer periods of time with less effort.
Flippers can also help you swim and propel through the water much faster and more efficiently than swimming without flippers.
Flippers do actually help with swimming and diving or moving through the water.
Wearing flippers when swimming can help you improve your leg strength, increase your speed and enhance your kicking technique and they also have advantages for shoulder strain and body positioning.
Swimming with flippers also force you to use your legs more so they help you develop your ab muscles and leg muscles.
Swimming with flippers is also a great workout for the legs and the flippers also give resistance which helps strengthen the leg muscles.
Swimming with flippers helps to improve your kicking form because the flippers naturally encourage you to kick from your hips instead of your knees.
The reason why people swim with flippers is to increase their propulsion and swimming efficiency in the water, especially during swimming and other water sports.
Flippers work by increasing the surface area of your feet, which allows you to push more water and more more quickly through the water when swimming.
It's better to swim with flippers when you want to train and build strength and speed when swimming.
Although swimming without flippers can be better for developing a more efficient kicking technique and improving your endurance.