https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/25909/new-to-open-water---how-to-warm-upWell, title pretty much says it all. Pools closed, so I&#39;ve started swimming with the open water group. People seem to just get in and go. It takes me a good 20 minutes to find that &quot;groove&quot; with my stroke and breathing. That&#39;s with a wetsuit, it is worseen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/273053?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 14 Jun 2020 03:56:03 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:dbaee59b-1aff-4cd8-b4e1-198b776a81c4Patrick W. BrundageDo folks usually warm up, or do you just adapt after a bit of time doing it?Unless it is really cold outside, I basically do old school calisthenics on the shore, or what the cool kids call &#39;dynamic stretching&#39; or &#39;activation&#39; these days. Arm swings, side bends, variations on arm swings, some fast &#39;sun salutations&#39; and anything else that just gets me moving and a little warm on shore. Then, as it&#39;s just a training swim, I&#39;ve got my Garmin set to buzz at 500M, so i&#39;ll go easy for 500, switch to some breaststroke for a bit, then go a bit faster for the next 500, wash, rinse, repeat until I&#39;m done. I also find rolling over and doing some backstroke both &#39;loosening&#39; and magical if the sky is pretty.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/273051?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 13 Jun 2020 05:50:37 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:b7d11892-906b-4f4f-8cd2-61fc099ee015gemichIf you send me your email I can send you some information specifically for swimmers new to open water and to being cold. I&#39;m at SFBaySwimmer@sbcglobal.net.<div style="clear:both;"></div>