So here it goes. I have been swimming competitively since i was 6 years-old. I swam all day every day and I was very good at my young age. I unfortunately plateaued in high school but then recovered to get some of my best times. Unfortunately I was diving competitively for fun and blew out my knee which put me on the sidelines basically until now. There went that college scholarship I was looking forward to. I've coached and I've done some open water and pool training, but I need to get back into the groove of actually working out. I unfortunately don't have access to a pool right now, so i was wondering if those of you who are in shape ('cause i definitely am not) could give me some dry land workouts before i can get into the pool; so my lungs don't blow up and my legs fall off, that sort of thing...
Any positive motivation or feedback is greatly appreciated!
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I like a lot of variety when I'm out of the pool and a short attention span so I've done/ tried things like:
Classes @ the gym: Step, Spin, Yoga, Pilates, Cardio Funk - I literally went down the list and if nothing else it was a hoot trying to pick new things up; let's say I never went back to the step class!
Weight training: 30 to 45 minutes total body 2 to 3 times a week; did sets of 12/8/4 gradually increasing weight (start out light if you are new to it); include a stretching routine before and after
Walking w/ or w/out light hand weights
Hiking up mountains if you have one available to you
Jogging
Learned how to rollerblade in college and love it to this day
There were some gaps where I didn't have a gym membership so I literally went to the public library and picked out tapes on yoga and pilates. My husband got a hoot out of it. :rofl: They are usually short and not too hard for us swimmers. :D
Just start out easy on cardio and then build gradually. May be useful to get a trainer for a few sessions if you aren't familiar w/ the weightroom.
I like a lot of variety when I'm out of the pool and a short attention span so I've done/ tried things like:
Classes @ the gym: Step, Spin, Yoga, Pilates, Cardio Funk - I literally went down the list and if nothing else it was a hoot trying to pick new things up; let's say I never went back to the step class!
Weight training: 30 to 45 minutes total body 2 to 3 times a week; did sets of 12/8/4 gradually increasing weight (start out light if you are new to it); include a stretching routine before and after
Walking w/ or w/out light hand weights
Hiking up mountains if you have one available to you
Jogging
Learned how to rollerblade in college and love it to this day
There were some gaps where I didn't have a gym membership so I literally went to the public library and picked out tapes on yoga and pilates. My husband got a hoot out of it. :rofl: They are usually short and not too hard for us swimmers. :D
Just start out easy on cardio and then build gradually. May be useful to get a trainer for a few sessions if you aren't familiar w/ the weightroom.
