Eight steps to an effective dryside workout
26 January 2011
If you want to improve your fitness through swimming, an effective dryside routine will maximise your efficiency in the pool.
But before you wipe the dust off the dumbbells or gym ball and go full steam into a work out, take heed!
Rushing into a badly-planned workout will probably be doing more harm than good to your muscles and body.
Our top athletes’ weight routines, cardio exercises, nutrition and even stretches are all carefully planned and devised to suit each swimmer by the scientists at British Swimming and the ASA.
So we asked those very same scientists to devise a dry side routine for British Gas Swimfit....and they delivered!
Our ‘Core Exercises with Fran Halsall’ routine is designed for those who don’t have the time to go to the gym or an fitness class but want to exercise their core muscles away from the pool.
There are three levels of difficulty for the eight exercises so you can crank up the level if you’re finding it too easy and Fran will take you through each exercise with pictures and a description of which muscles are being trained.
It only takes 30 minutes and all you need is a bit of floor space – simples!
For those who do frequent the gym (they’re not as intimidating as you might think), our ‘Gym Exercises with Grant Turner’ routine offers an eight-stage workout using weights and standard gym equipment specifically designed with swimmers in mind.
Once again there are three levels of difficulty as well as pictures and descriptions to guide you through it.
With six different routines, there's something for everyone so why not give it a go and let us know how much difference it's made to your performance in the pool.
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