Today was an attempt at loosening the muscles a bit by enjoying a paddle in the water. I jumped in the local outdoor 50m pool for some lap swimming. Thankfully I was the only one in the pool at the time so it allowed me to pick and choose whether I wanted to be in the “fast lane” or not. That mind you, was not what my pool exercise was all about.
Today’s swimming exercise was more about loosening the muscles and getting them moving, focusing on technique and getting into the pool to do something different. I might add, it took me at least 5-10 minutes to build up the courage to get into the pool in the first place. I was like a 5 year old child standing at the school gates for the first day of school not wanting to go in.
Warmup: 600m slow freestyle focusing on bilateral breathing and gliding
Workout: 10 X 50m freestyle at about 90%. The 50m and recovery time was included in the 1min 15secs, then take off again.
300m slow freestyle with paddles and a buoy to really focus on the ‘pull’ aspect
Total: 1400m
I also worked on some tumble turns for good measure, as I figured I might need to use them during peak times in the pool.
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