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This book puts an end to the drudgery of merely counting laps by showing you how to create your own individual fitness program--and have fun doing it!
Learn how to:
- Determine your own fitness level
- Choose an appropriate training program and build upon that program with a variety of innovative workouts
- Use a timing clock and interval training to increase your speed and endurance
- Use various training equipment, such as kick boards, hand paddles, and swimming fins to strengthen stroke technique
- Improve your cardiovascular fitness, muscle tone, and flexibility
Included for quick reference are tips for streamlining strokes, checklists for proper stroke execution, and a helpful glossary of training terms as well as a section on the joys and challenges of open water swimming.
This book puts an end to the drudgery of merely counting laps by
showing you how to create your own individual fitness program--and
have fun doing it! Learn how to:
- Determine your own fitness level
- Choose an appropriate training program and build upon that
program with a variety of innovative workouts
- Use a timing clock and interval training to increase your speed
and endurance
- Use various training equipment, such as kick boards, hand
paddles, and swimming fins to strengthen stroke technique
- Improve your cardiovascular fitness, muscle tone, and
flexibility
Included for quick reference are tips for streamlining strokes,
checklists for proper stroke execution, and a helpful glossary of
training terms as well as a section on the joys and challenges of
open water swimming. "I am constantly looking for new approaches
which will do at least one of the following, and possibly all
three:
- give me a change from normal routine
- make me a faster swimmer
- challenge me to work harder
"The Fit Swimmer" addresses all these in an informative and
entertaining way, making this book a valuable resource for all
swimmers." -- James E. Counsilman Swimming Coach Indiana University
Marianne Brems is a Masters swimmer, coach of the San Mateo Master
Marlins, author of "Swim for Fitness" and "101 Favorite Workouts,"
and a regular columnist for "Swim Swim" magazine.
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