If you want an overall body workout which increases strength and stamina then swimming training is an excellent choice. It’s an ideal workout for people who are overweight as the water supports body weight meaning there is no strain on joints.
This is also an ideal exercise for pregnant women who still want to keep up their fitness but may find running, treadmill workouts, or other similar activities too difficult, especially in the later stages of pregnancy.
There is no stress on the joints so swimming training is also good if you’re recovering from an illness or accident or if you are new to exercises. It’s a very low impact form of exercise yet still very good for building up your cardiovascular fitness and is a perfect fat burning activity.
The most beneficial strokes to use are freestyle (the crawl) or breast stroke. Focus on using full arm and leg movements throughout your workout for maximum benefit. You can choose to swim at your local pool, ocean pool or even in the ocean if you like ocean swimming.
Make sure you warm up properly first by doing some simple stretches followed by two or three laps of slow swimming. When stretching, concentrate on your shoulders and neck to relieve any tension.
If swimming training is your only exercise, it is recommended you do at least three sessions each week. Build on each session as you go, increasing the number of laps you do as well as the speed.
A good place to start, if you are just beginning, is to do two gentle laps, then five minutes of fast swimming. Do another two gentle laps, then repeat the five minutes of fast swimming. Finish off with two or three gentle laps to cool down followed by neck and shoulder stretches.
In your next session swim fast for six minutes instead of five minutes and increase the next time to seven minutes, then eight minutes, and so on. Once you build this up to 10 minutes of fast swimming, in two blocks, start to work on increasing your speed.
Each time you train, set yourself a new goal to swim for longer and faster. You will eventually be able to swim for 45 minutes which will really get you into the fat burning zone and producing some excellent results!
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Swimming is definitely a great means of exercise, especially inducing an overall fat burning means into your daily life. That being said, it’s a bit hard to do in the winter!
Tell me about it! Even spring is too cold so far!