Exercise
Swimming
Maintain controlled body position with streamlined movement to reduce drag and maximize efficiency in the water. Focus on smooth, rhythmic breathing patterns that match your stroke cycle to maintain steady pace.
Also called: Pool Swimming, Lap Swimming · Equipment: cardio
How to do it
Step by step
- Enter the water and push off from the wall into your preferred stroke (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, or butterfly)
- Maintain a streamlined body position by keeping your core engaged and head neutral in the water
- Use controlled, rhythmic breathing patterns that coordinate with your stroke cycle
- Focus on smooth, efficient movement rather than speed, especially when building endurance
- Complete your desired distance or duration at a sustainable pace
Muscles worked
What it trains
Mainly Lats.
Programming
What the research says
Alternatives · VALDA FLEX
Swap it mid-workout
With VALDA Pro, FLEX offers alternatives like these when you swap an exercise mid-workout.
Log the swimming in VALDA, with these cues one tap away while you train and your history for it in one place.
General information about exercise technique, not medical advice. If you have an injury or a health condition, your healthcare provider is the right person to ask.