Exercise Guide

Swimming

Laps in a pool. Full-body aerobic work with no impact at all, which makes it the fallback when something hurts to run on.

BeginnerCardioCompound
Form
Swimming - Start position
Start
Swimming - Mid position
Mid
Swimming - End position
End

Illustrations by Bryl Lim for Workout Guide, after Everkinetic. Used unchanged under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Details

Primary Muscle

Cardio

Equipment

Other

Difficulty

Beginner

Category

Cardio

Mechanic

Compound

Secondary Muscles

LatsShouldersCore
How to Perform
  1. 1

    Warm up with a few easy lengths of your most comfortable stroke.

  2. 2

    Settle into your target pace and count lengths or watch the clock.

  3. 3

    Breathe on a regular rhythm rather than whenever you run out of air.

  4. 4

    Cool down with a few easy lengths.

Tips
  • Log distance in metres and the time it took - stroke count per length is the other number worth tracking.
  • Rest intervals matter more here than on land; write down what you took.
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