Just Keep Swimming...Literally

Hi all! Want to know what I haven't done in a while/ever? Posted a real workout. I may have posted one or two workouts before, but I have a whole inventory of different workouts that are fun and hard and most of which are easy to do at home. Remember when I said I wanted to get more serious about the blog and post workouts with pictures? I am holding true to that resolution, well minus the pictures. I'm still working up to the whole, "let's post picture tutorials instead of writing out how to do the workouts" thing, so I do apologize for my lack of picture/tutorials. I will just try to be extra detailed in my instructions on how to do these exercises.  Maybe the next workout I post will have pictures? Don't hold your breath.

Anyways, today's workout is way different from anything that I have posted/will probably ever post. Why? Because the only pieces of equipment you need are a swimming pool, kick board, and a pull buoy. Yep, that's right folks, today's workout is a pool workout. I thought it was reasonable to post this seeing as yesterday was a cross-training day for my marathon training.

I used to be a swimmer in high school and my blog is called "Just Keep Swimming" so I found it fitting to post this workout for you guys. Now, because this workout is in a pool and because it requires you to swim long distances, please only do this if you are really comfortable, and I mean REALLY comfortable in a pool/swimming at all. This is a distance set and you will repeat the main set twice. The warm-up is broken into two parts. The first part of the warm-up (1x50 and 2x100) will be repeated twice and the second half of the warm-up will be repeated four times. Also, please note that if you don't feel comfortable or know how to do breast or back strokes, just stick with freestyle (your basic front crawl).

Also, just as a reference for those of you who don't know your pool distances:

• 50 yards = 2 lengths
• 100 yards = 4 lengths
• 200 yards = 8 lengths
• 300 yards = 12 lengths
• 400 yards = 16 lengths
• 500 yards = 20 lengths

Here it is:

Only do what you're comfortable with.

So there it is! If you like to swim, give it a go and see what you think! Keep your eyes open for more pool workouts and more dry-land workouts in the near future. Oh! And I'm probably over due for a healthy eating post, too. Until next time, just keep swimming, literally! ;)


What's your favorite pool workout?