Swimming

What it is

This is a comprehensive full-body exercise performed in water, offering both cardiovascular benefits and strength conditioning. You propel yourself through the water, engaging your back, shoulders, chest, arms, core, and legs for a complete workout. It improves muscular endurance, cardiovascular health, and flexibility without high impact on your joints.

Technique tips

• Maintain a long, streamlined body position from fingertips to toes.
• Engage your core to keep your hips high and minimize drag.
• Breathe rhythmically, exhaling fully underwater before turning to inhale.
• Focus on a powerful pull, reaching forward and catching the water.
• Propel yourself with a consistent, controlled kick originating from your hips.
• Vary your strokes to challenge different muscle groups and improve overall conditioning.

How to track your progress

Log distance and time. Straddly tracks your pace and your longest effort, and marks new bests automatically.