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:. Published: August 16, 2004 / Author: Welloria Team

Swimming : Ride that Glide for a Great Workout

Imagine a sport that provides the perfect work-out: one that tones the body, is easy on the joints, and burns calories, all while gliding in a near weightless state. Sound great? It gets better: learn the proper techniques for swimming and you can ride that glide in a shorter amount of work-out time than is required by other sports.

Swimming isn’t about distance or time. While extra miles deliver results in running and biking, it isn’t necessary in swimming. Since it’s a motor skill sport (like skiing), swimming requires coordinated skill sets for effective movement in the kinetic chain. In other words, proper technique, not speed or more laps, will maximize your time spent in the water.

You’ll enjoy an effective work-out by using the full compliment of strokes - crawl, backstroke and breaststroke - and they each work the major muscle groups: abdominals, shoulders, gluts, hamstrings and quadriceps. All strokes contribute to toning and aerobic conditioning, and the variety will increase your enjoyment of swimming.

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