Swimming has a lot of amazing benefits, but did you know you can swim every single day? We broke down the top 10 reasons you should consider adding a swim to your daily routine. Watch the video: Listen to the podcast: 1. Total Body Workout Water is 800 times more resistant than air. This extra resistance requires all of the muscles in your body to work a little bit harder, and engages all of the different energy systems for a full-body workout. Recruiting the whole body in your workout helps you burn more calories in each session, which can increase…
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Our global team is excited to share what we’ve been up to in February! Watch the video below for the full story: New Team Member In February Taylor Holmes joined our team as Global Marketing Manager. She is based in Arizona and helps manage MySwimPro’s social media and blog content strategy. Business: Taylor is an experienced marketing manager with a Masters degree in Mass Communications. Fun Facts: Taylor is a certified personal trainer and coaches Crosswim in her spare time! New Ambassador Meet our newest MySwimPro Ambassador, Noora Valkonen! She is a journalist based in Helsinki, Finland and has swum…
Improving your freestyle technique can lead to huge gains in stroke efficiency and speed. Even if you’re an advanced swimmer, there is likely some aspect of your freestyle stroke that you can improve! In this Workout of the Week, we’re focusing on increasing propulsion and reducing drag to help you swim as smooth as possible! Watch the Video: Listen to the Podcast: Related: How to Swim Freestyle with Perfect Technique The Drills In this workout, you’ll work on two freestyle drills: the zipper drill and underwater freestyle! Zipper Drill Related: The 5 Most Common Freestyle Mistakes The zipper drill is…
Meet Michelle Rogalski (@seeshellswim), an avid open water swimmer and MySwimPro community member based in Michigan who recently completed a 30k swim workout on her 30th birthday, raising $28,661.12 for charity. We caught up with Michelle to learn more about her story, her swimming goals and her advice for new swimmers! Tell us about yourself! What is your swimming background? Hello! My name is Michelle Rogalski. Born and raised in Annapolis, MD, I have been swimming for as long as I can remember, spending the majority of my time growing up in or around the water. I participated in club,…
In this guest blog post, we’re featuring Maksym Bilan, a Senior iOS Developer at MySwimPro! Max is based in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and is busy adjusting to life as a new working father. Check out his tips to prioritize fitness and always find the time to get a great swim in. If you’re starting to become lazy when the conversation turns to sports, and it’s difficult for you to get up in the morning to go to the swimming pool, or you’re exhausted at the end of the day and don’t want to work out, but you want to be a…
Today we’re answering the question “what is the IM?” If you’re a more experienced swimmer and you already know all about the Individual Medley, keep reading because we’ll be sharing tips on how you can get the most out of your IM training, including an IMX-themed workout! Watch on YouTube: Listen to Podcast: What Does IM Stand For? IM is short for Individual Medley. When you swim IM, you will swim all four competitive strokes: ButterflyBackstrokeBreaststrokeFreestyle In competition, the IM is contested in three different distances: 100 yards or meters (short course only)200 yards or meters400 yards or meters There…
When you swim, you aren’t just training your muscles. You’re training your lungs, too! That’s the core concept behind hypoxic training, which challenges your body to adapt to lower levels of oxygen. Essentially, you’re working on breath control. Hypoxic swim sets have been used for decades to help swimmers reduce excessive breathing and simulate the challenge of maintaining a breathing pattern during a tough race. It’s important to note that hypoxic training is best for intermediate or advanced swimmers who are very comfortable in the water and have an understanding of basic stroke mechanics. Related: How to Improve Breath Control…
Want to take your swimming to the next level? Consider adding weight training to your dryland routine. In initial studies, low volume, high intensity weight training programs (programs that have a lower rep count and progressively increase weight) have been shown to increase swimming performance, especially for short course swimming. Related: 5 Ways to Cross-Train for Swimming If you currently do bodyweight dryland training, consider picking up a few dumbbells. While bodyweight training has its own benefits, lifting weights offers more opportunity for substantial strength gains that will help you move through the water more efficiently. Still not convinced you…
At MySwimPro, we deeply value the diversity of our global community members, ambassadors, and team. Together we stand with the black community. Together, we stand in solidarity against racism and violence, because black lives matter. When members of our community hurt, we all hurt. We have donated funds to Diversity in Aquatics to help expand diversity in swimming. Learn more about our mission here. Swimming is a global sport, with millions of people participating worldwide. However, the overwhelming majority of swimmers are white. According to a 2017 report from the USA Swimming Foundation, 64% of African-American children surveyed (ages 4-18) reported…
Kick start your swimming routine or maintain a solid workout schedule with this month’s challenge! Our March Madness Challenge runs from March 1-31, 2020. Log 12 workouts before the end of the month — that’s just 3 swims each week. Are you up for the challenge? Here’s how to participate: Download the free MySwimPro app on iPhone or AndroidOpen the app and visit the Coach screenView the March Madness Challenge and tap JoinLog 12 swim workouts in the app between March 1-31 to participate in the leaderboard. Here’s how to log a workout! Share your progress with our global community…
