Swimming and Pool Exercise

[nikki_e]

Ok, so I went to the pool this weekend and wasn't planning on exercising there, but once I got in it dawned on me that would be a good time to get some activity in. Well, I was a little lost in what to do. I'm not really comfortable swimming laps (I guess I'm not as good of a swimmer as I thought), especially when there are kids and other people playing in the pool. Any thoughts on exercises that can be done in place in a pool? I ended up doing a couple of short laps and then did some treading water with some different kicks, arm movements, etc. It was tiring at the time, but I got kind of bored, so I didn't last long.

Anyway, the pool is free to our community and less than a block from my home. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

[Isabeau]

Water running! It's great. My public swimming pool has the water belts available for free to use or you can buy them (no idea how much they cost). You strap them on around your waist which gives you great buoyancy in the water and your literally run. Don't forget to have your water with you, you'll need it.

[goal65]

haha making a whirlpool does it for me.. its like water running whoaa my legs are almost shot after about 10 minutes of it i love it.. i just constantly move around in the move.. keep moving doing flips and swimming.. good stuff lol