Does anyone monitor their HR while swimming? I just started.
I'm wondering if anyone else is also working out at 90% of their max HR during an 'easy' swim...
In backstroke, though, technically I don’t have restricted access to oxygen unless it’s the timed, shallow breathing that comes from exhaling as the recovering arm lands in the water to avoid inhaling splashing water.... and my HR is every bit as high when I do freestyle/breaststroke/butterfly. Unless there’s a better breathing pattern for backstroke? I feel like I’m hyperventilating.
In backstroke, though, technically I don’t have restricted access to oxygen unless it’s the timed, shallow breathing that comes from exhaling as the recovering arm lands in the water to avoid inhaling splashing water.... and my HR is every bit as high when I do freestyle/breaststroke/butterfly. Unless there’s a better breathing pattern for backstroke? I feel like I’m hyperventilating.
