I tried doing the breaststroke on my back yesterday - we used to do this when I was little and called it the back stroke, even though it isn't really THE back stroke. I noticed right away that it worked my inner thighs and my abs. I did 100 yards of it and realized I wouldn't be able to move today if I continued.
Just wondering if others have tried this. I really need ab work and plan to include a few hundred yards of this with my regular workouts. I've just been swimming since October but things are going well.
Marian
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Today I did something different with it - I started with my knees just a few inches apart, ankles together, then concentrated on just pushing back and not so far out to the sides, as suggested by a previous poster (thank you!) It worked and it didn't hurt my pulled muscle at all. So there's hope for me.
Today was wonderfully rainy. I love to swim in the rain so it was fun when it really opened up and poured!
Marian
Today I did something different with it - I started with my knees just a few inches apart, ankles together, then concentrated on just pushing back and not so far out to the sides, as suggested by a previous poster (thank you!) It worked and it didn't hurt my pulled muscle at all. So there's hope for me.
Today was wonderfully rainy. I love to swim in the rain so it was fun when it really opened up and poured!
Marian
