With the current situation, swimming pools and even open water facilities are closed. That doesn’t mean we cannot practice our swimming. Let’s look at some exercises you can do from the comfort of your home and which will help you when you get back to swimming.
Generally speaking, fitness exercises are good for your body (and your mind) and will therefore be beneficial for going back to swimming. Whether you work out your core with abs and planks, strengthen your arms with push-ups or legs with squats, you’ll get more muscle power to both improve your propulsion and balance in the water. We highlight below three specific exercises that address the needs of swimmers.
The good news is you can practice your actual swimming techniques from home. This video gives 7 exercises that you can do at home without any material to improve your arm and leg techniques.
If you want to practice the technique whilst increasing your fitness, then this kind of training would help.
We also recommend those exercises to practice a particular technique: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and front crawl.
We hope you enjoy those suggestions. Let us know in the comments how you are doing at home!