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]]>Also known as the front crawl, a freestyle stroke involves alternating arm sides to pull you through the water. That means you get a brief rest on one side while the other side works out, and you come up to breathe only every other stroke. Meanwhile, your feet are doing a flutter kick, which is important but in fact, your arms are doing most of the propulsion work in this stroke.
Butterfly has a bit of a reputation as the hardcore swim stroke and there’s good reason for it. Though it works the same number of muscles as freestyle, it’s more strenuous on the body and involves the entire core and legs as well as arms which propel you out of the water on every stroke. You’re moving everything all the time, too, so you don’t get that alternating rest for an intense cardio and muscle workout.
Backstroke is a great stroke to learn to especially strengthen back muscles, which is especially good for those prone to back pain. It also works most of the rest of the body, but if you’re looking for a full-body stroke, it’s particularly good for warmup and cooldown before launching into butterfly. That’s because you keep your face above water at all times, so you’ll have a little more control over your breathing and be able to raise your heart rate more slowly.
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]]>The second you introduce a new environment or platform, things are always going to get more interesting. Whether you like swimming or not, it’s impossible to deny how unique it is in regards to most cardio exercises—mainly because it takes place in a body of water! If nothing else, it’ll add some intrigue to your process.
Even if you never really got into swimming growing up, there’s still time for you to unearth the wonders of gliding through the water like a gentle shark. It’s almost like meditation, if that meditation also involved you getting healthier. Once you get into the groove of things, you may find that swimming is the best thing that ever happened to your workout routine!
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]]>The post 3 Swim Strokes to Master for a Full-Body Workout appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>Also known as the front crawl, a freestyle stroke involves alternating arm sides to pull you through the water. That means you get a brief rest on one side while the other side works out, and you come up to breathe only every other stroke. Meanwhile, your feet are doing a flutter kick, which is important but in fact, your arms are doing most of the propulsion work in this stroke.
Butterfly has a bit of a reputation as the hardcore swim stroke and there’s good reason for it. Though it works the same number of muscles as freestyle, it’s more strenuous on the body and involves the entire core and legs as well as arms which propel you out of the water on every stroke. You’re moving everything all the time, too, so you don’t get that alternating rest for an intense cardio and muscle workout.
Backstroke is a great stroke to learn to especially strengthen back muscles, which is especially good for those prone to back pain. It also works most of the rest of the body, but if you’re looking for a full-body stroke, it’s particularly good for warmup and cooldown before launching into butterfly. That’s because you keep your face above water at all times, so you’ll have a little more control over your breathing and be able to raise your heart rate more slowly.
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]]>The post Why You Should Add Swimming To Your Routine appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>The second you introduce a new environment or platform, things are always going to get more interesting. Whether you like swimming or not, it’s impossible to deny how unique it is in regards to most cardio exercises—mainly because it takes place in a body of water! If nothing else, it’ll add some intrigue to your process.
Even if you never really got into swimming growing up, there’s still time for you to unearth the wonders of gliding through the water like a gentle shark. It’s almost like meditation, if that meditation also involved you getting healthier. Once you get into the groove of things, you may find that swimming is the best thing that ever happened to your workout routine!
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