to get your legs used to being back on land. The first couple of strides out of the water, just slow it down if you need to find your feet and then you can get into it. Cause there's nothing worse than running out as fast as you can, losing your feet and falling over and then needing to start again. So just bring it back a little bit, find your feet and then you can get into it. Keeping Warm In Cold Water Now if you like me, being in the colder part of the world where the water isn't very warm then there's a few things you can do to stay warm in the water. If you haven't got a wetsuit on then one of the best things you can do is to use Vaseline and to put it on your chest, under your arms, on the back of your neck, in the places where you lose heat the fastest and that will help insulate you and keep your body warm for when you're in the water. Another thing you can do is to do a land-based warm up before you get in so you get your heart rate up and you just get the blood flowing. That way the body's is ready to get going once you jump in the water and the blood is flowing and you can stay warmer for a longer period of time. Fun Ways to Practice Open Water Skills Now it's good