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Butterfly Stroke

Cardiovascular / Sports / Total Body / Intermediate

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butterfly stroke is a cardiovascular, sports, and total body exercise that primarily targets the chest and to a lesser degree also targets the abs, calves, groin, hamstrings, hip flexors, lats, middle back, outer thighs, quads, shoulders, traps and triceps ...more

butterfly stroke is a cardiovascular, sports, and total body exercise that primarily targets the chest and to a lesser degree also targets the abs, calves, groin, hamstrings, hip flexors, lats, middle back, outer thighs, quads, shoulders, traps and triceps.

The only butterfly stroke equipment that you really need is the following: pool. There are however many different butterfly stroke variations that you can try out that may require different types of butterfly stroke equipment or may even require no equipment at all.

Learning proper butterfly stroke form is easy with the step by step butterfly stroke instructions, butterfly stroke tips, and the instructional butterfly stroke technique video on this page. butterfly stroke is a exercise for those with a intermediate level of physical fitness and exercise experience. Watch the butterfly stroke video, learn how to do the butterfly stroke, and then be sure and browse through the butterfly stroke workouts on our workout plans page!

Tips

  1. Try to make the swimming motion all one fluid movement.
  2. Breathe out through your nose right before you come up out of the water so that you can quickly breathe in through your mouth as your head is above the water.

Variations

  1. Swimming
  2. Freestyle Swimming
  3. Kickboard Swimming

Types

  • Force Type: N/A
  • Mechanics Type: Compound

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Equipment Needed

  • Pool

Tips

  1. Try to make the swimming motion all one fluid movement.
  2. Breathe out through your nose right before you come up out of the water so that you can quickly breathe in through your mouth as your head is above the water.

Variations

  1. Swimming
  2. Freestyle Swimming
  3. Kickboard Swimming

Types

  • Force Type: N/A
  • Mechanics Type: Compound