Just started swimming! Looking for workout ideas in pool.

Harv73K

Currently on week one of swimming. Able to do laps for 30 to 40 minutes without breaks.

cJOYv6881

That's wonderful, great work! I can't swim at all, but I highly recommend an aquafit class, which is done in the shallow end of the pool. I go twice a week and it's a total body workout, legs, core, arms, etc. It's a lot of fun, and because it's in the water it's low impact on joints. I find I can exercise a lot longer without getting tired!

snowflake954

I've been swimming+ acquagym for 20 yrs now. I do 40 min laps and 30 min acquagym. I watch the better swimmers (alot of them are younger than I am) and pick up tips for my workouts. You can always swim faster or breath differently-I used to breath every 3rd stroke, now I do it on every 4th when I do freestyle. If you want, you can always take some lessons to get ideas.

Harv73K

Thanks for the tips, CJoy and Snowflake! I will sign up for a water aerobics class tomorrow, and try to do it in addition to the lap swim.

kec_15

Interval training is really good with swimming! As a beginner I would say sprint a lap: you have 60seconds. However much time you have left is your break till your next lap. Do this 10-15 times. Then do a 100-200 yard cool down (about 4-8 laps)
Hope this helps! I swam in school and my mom went to the Olympic trials so I have a few workouts in mind! Haha

mmmpork

I've also just started swimming laps regularly!! To warm up, I do 200 yards kickboard (rotating stomach and back depending on my mood), 200 yards pulls (front crawl). That takes about 20-30 minutes. Then I time another 20-30 minutes doing laps, mostly front crawl, but I'll do one or two laps of breast stroke if I start feeling tired or getting sloppy. To cool down I do 100 yards kickboard and 100 yards breast stroke. I'm working on my endurance right now and average about 1 minute per 50 yard lap on front crawl. Some day I'll be faster!! Hope that helps.