Hi all, I apologize if this question has been asked time and time before - I did some searching and couldn't locate a thread similar to my own.
I've just started swimming the breat stroke for 30-45 minutes 4-5 days a week for exercise. I've been doing this for 4 weeks now. Just yesterday as I was swimming I noted a sharp pain intermittently during kicks, but I ignored it. When I was stretching prior to swimming, I did notice pain in my hip joints when I was stretching my groin.
I wake up today and both of my hip joints feel pretty torn up. There's really no pain while walking normally, but if I pivot my leg to the side there is a clear pain in both of my hip joints. Is this caused by common fatigue/usage of my hip joints? Or could this be due to poor form? I am 25 years old and in pretty good shape.
Any advice, suggestions, or insight would be greatly appreciated.
That's a lot of breaststroke; in my opinion, it is too much stress on the knees, if you swim it correctly. If you are having hip pain, it sounds like you are bending your legs at the hip, rather than bringing your feet up to your butt. Take a look at the video Peter posted and you will see what I mean. Compare the video to what you are doing and I'm guessing there is a big difference.
Are you able to swim freestyle and/or backstroke? If so, I would mix it up a bit to work different muscles- and joints.
Good luck!
That's a lot of breaststroke; in my opinion, it is too much stress on the knees, if you swim it correctly. If you are having hip pain, it sounds like you are bending your legs at the hip, rather than bringing your feet up to your butt. Take a look at the video Peter posted and you will see what I mean. Compare the video to what you are doing and I'm guessing there is a big difference.
Are you able to swim freestyle and/or backstroke? If so, I would mix it up a bit to work different muscles- and joints.
Good luck!
