Warming up is just as important in the pool as anywhere else. Here’s how to get your workout started right.
Even for swimming, a warm-up and stretch is a great way to ease your
body into a workout and prevent injury. In fact, the lack of gravity
makes it easy to do some great stretches before your workout. |
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These handy hints will help you master the backstroke in no time.
The following 10 tips will make learning the backstroke much easier.
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Look both ways to breathe (it’s called bilateral breathing), and you may find yourself with more breath to spare.
When
you're ready to take your freestyle swimming to the next level, one of
the first advanced techniques to master is bilateral breathing-turning
your head both right and left to inhale instead of the same side every
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The most important skill in swimming isn’t a kick, paddle or stroke.
It’s your breathing. Here’s how to keep your breath instead of trying
to catch it.
When you're swimming, breathing right is a little more involved than just inhale, exhale and repeat. |
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