How Do You Do Ab Exercises In The Pool?
Any stroke you choose to swim in the pool engages all of your muscles especially the core. If you want to just focus on the abdominal muscles there are some things you can do that will definitely make you break a sweat even in a pool. Dolphin kick on your back. You can put your arms above your head; hand over hand, leading you through the water. This is called streamline position. Another option, which is good for beginner is arms at the side or hugging a kick board on your chest. Any time you do the dolphin kick you will feel it in your mid region. That is if you do the stroke correctly. The dolphin kick goes along with the butterfly stroke. To do this kick properly you want to keep you legs together, bending the knees at a minimum. You kick from the hips, moving them up and down, propelling yourself forward. The motion should be similar to that of a dolphins…hence the name! If you have access to either water bar bells or foam pool noodles you can participate in the following workou
