Why does putting your legs under the seat of a swing at the bottom of its motion, then outwardly swinging your legs at the top of the motion increase the height of the swing’s motion?

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Why does putting your legs under the seat of a swing at the bottom of its motion, then outwardly swinging your legs at the top of the motion increase the height of the swing’s motion?