Fitness & Wellness
Running and Swimming: calorie-burning work-outs for the summer
Sport is essential for getting in shape for the summer. So how can you burn fat and calories by swimming and running? Here’s a training plan for the summer. One …
Training & Technique
Butterfly Stroke for Beginners: Tips and Drills
There’s nothing quite like watching a swimmer use the butterfly swimming style to propel themselves across the surface of the water gracefully. The butterfly stroke technique requires power and coordination. …
Training & Technique
30-Minute Swimming Workouts for Endurance, Technique, and Speed
Whether you swim for the health benefits or as a career — or if you’re a beginner on an exciting new venture — the truth is that sometimes life just …
Training & Technique
Prepare to Race With These Swimming Warmup Exercises
Getting your muscles ready to work efficiently is extremely important before a swim workout but even more so before a race. Utilizing proper swimming warmup exercises will improve your race …
Training & Technique
Breaststroke Kick: Improve With the Right Technique and Tools
The breaststroke is believed to be the oldest stroke and the first to be swum competitively. Captain Matthew Webb was the first man to swim across the English Channel — …
Training & Technique
Learn How to Increase Lung Capacity for Swimming
The stand out feature of swimming that makes it different from many other physical activities is the fact that it takes place in water. This forces you to get tactical …
Training & Technique
3 drills to improve your swim pace
Swimming at the right pace is vital for any swimmer. It does not just allow you to save energy but also to be more efficient throughout the entire forward propulsion …
Dryland training
Dryland Workouts for Swimmers to Avoid (and What to Do Instead)
Searching for fitness solutions online is always a little risky. There’s thousands of websites that claim to provide support but are really just getting you to read their unresearched articles …
Training & Technique
Do you want to improve your performance? Learn all about medley training!
Medley training is not easy, but it is certainly something you should learn to do if you want to become a more complete swimmer. Training for all four strokes increases …
Triathlon & Open Water
4 Swimming Endurance Training Sessions for Long Distances
Long-distance swimming is a great way to put your endurance abilities to the test. Many athletes compete in distance swimming events because of the challenge these competitions provide for both …