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Freestyle Swimming

Alternative / Cardiovascular / Sports / Total Body / Beginner

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How to do Freestyle Swimming :

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freestyle swimming is a alternative, cardiovascular, sports, and total body exercise that primarily targets the chest and to a lesser degree also targets the abs, biceps, calves, forearms, glutes, groin, hamstrings, hip flexors, lats, lower back, middle back, neck, obliques, outer thighs, quads, shoulders, traps and triceps ...more

freestyle swimming is a alternative, cardiovascular, sports, and total body exercise that primarily targets the chest and to a lesser degree also targets the abs, biceps, calves, forearms, glutes, groin, hamstrings, hip flexors, lats, lower back, middle back, neck, obliques, outer thighs, quads, shoulders, traps and triceps.

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

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

Tips

  1. Your face should be down in the water as you swim and every 3-4 arm strokes tilt your head to the side and catch a breath.
  2. Breath out in the water so that when you tilt your head above the water you only need to breathe in.

Variations

  1. Back Stroke
  2. Breast Stroke

Types

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

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Equipment Needed

  • Pool

Tips

  1. Your face should be down in the water as you swim and every 3-4 arm strokes tilt your head to the side and catch a breath.
  2. Breath out in the water so that when you tilt your head above the water you only need to breathe in.

Variations

  1. Back Stroke
  2. Breast Stroke

Types

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