I’m stuck in a bit of a rut here. I try to hit the pool for at least 2 1hr swims a week, but since I don’t have a coach running practice and yelling at me from the deck like I did in high school, I just swim the same thing over and over. I don’t remember a lot of the drills we used to do, and I haven’t found any workouts on line that I can decipher what with all the shorthand people use (s.k.i.p? swim kick i? pull)?
Anyway, if someone has any ideas I’d be happy to hear them.
I've used this, they have four different workouts depending on what you are looking for.
I have two sorts of swim days. Stress free relaxation days where I just do what I want, and then more structured sessions where I do so many lengths of different strokes in different combinations, and have some time goals.
I adore swimming, it's my favourite exercise and I'd rather be doing that than nearly anything else in the world!!! I love it more than eating!!!
I also love that my swimsuit is a US14 and not a US24 which is what I started in!!!
It's awesome that you're hitting the pool. It's an awesome way to get some exercise. I used to be a lifeguard/instructor/coach and one thing that I recommend is alternating regular laps with sprints. Here are a few websites that you might find useful. Good luck!
There are a few more out there that have some good ideas in them too. If all else fails, ask a lifeguard if they have any workout sheets, or join a speed swim club.
Thanks for the links! I really should do a little sprint work, I tend to slog along at "medium" speed most of the time. Does anyone know if there are heart rate monitors that are good for use in the pool. I do try and take my HR once in a while, but I don't like interrupting my workout to find my pulse and watch the clock.
I love swimming... it is definitely my all-time favorite exercise. Unfortunately I will not set foot in a bathing suit at the weight I am now. In the summer I usually swim a few times... in shorts and a t-shirt.. Maybe one day I will feel confident enough in a bathing suit to swim regularly again.
Thanks for those great sites girls... I started swimming in September and I LOVE it too... I want to do a triathlon but I can barely do 2 laps without getting pooped, I am getting better though, at first I could barely do 1 ...
When I first started swimming early last year my goal was to 12 lengths in an hour, I was very out of shape (and 262lbs) and now I can easily do 50 lengths in three quarters of an hour, before getting completely bored!!!
I'm struggling with the running, but I am glad I have my swimming improvement under my belt, because I have a frame of reference to give my inner fat chick, to tell her that with perserverance, we'll get it done!
My ultimate goal is to do a triathlon too, mainly because I always thought it was something only the superhuman can do, and I hate thinking about weight goals, exercise goals are much more fun!!!