Swimming during pregnancy

Swimming is in fact one of the best forms of exercise and even more so during your pregnancy. The beauty with swimming is that there is no additional stress and strain which is placed on your body and joints while you are exercising.

Of course, during the summer months it is an added bonus as it will give you some welcomed relief from the heat.

If you used to swim on a regular basis prior to falling pregnant you can continue to swim without having to modify your routine too much. However, as with most exercise routines if you haven't been swimming on a regular basis, you wont be able to simple 'dive' in. You will have to start off slowly, being careful not to over do it too much. Don't forget that you also need to warm up before you swim, as well as spend a few minutes stretching and cooling down after your session.

Kicking mistakes in freestyle

There are three major mistakes many swimmers make in the flutter kick: kicking too high, kicking too low, and bending the legs too much on the upbeat.

Breathing mistakes in freestyle

Each stroke is divided into the armstroke (which is divided into the entry, the downsweep, the catch, the insweep, the upsweep and the recovery), the kicking, the timing, the body position, and the breathing. There are common mistakes that swimmers do and I'll try to help you diagnose and correct them. Todays post will be on breathing mistakes that swimmers usually do in freestyle.                                                                     

                                                                                             

                                                                 

Measuring your progress

Progress can be defined in many ways. Two ways to evaluate your progress is capacity for distance, and capacity for speed. But the most important measure of improvement for recreational and competitive swimmers is the progress of their swimming efficiency. To measure your progress you need to establish a starting point, then regular comparisons to that point must be done.