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Get Back into Swimming: Session 2 – Improve Fitness

Get Back into Swimming: Session 2 – Improve Fitness
Speedo
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A great workout for building all-round muscle strength as well as lung capacity. Maximum effort and variance in drills will prove a tough challenge.

Warm up 150 metres

1 x 100m Front Crawl

Focus on kicking from the hip

1 x 50m Backstroke

Focus on kicking from the hip

Main Set 400 metres

4 x 50m Breaststroke

4 x 50m Front Crawl

20 seconds rest between each 50m. Increase speed to maximum effort on the final 50m.

Cool Down 150 metres

1 x 100m Backstroke

1 x 50m Front Crawl

Slowly bring the high heart rate and heavy breathing down

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