Swimming for Total Fitness: A Progressive Aerobic ProgramSwimming is one of the best, most enjoyable, and most effective forms of exercise available, and this is the classic guide for beginners and expert swimmers alike, completely revised and updated for the '90s. B & W line drawings throughout. |
Contents
| 10 | |
Lesson | 32 |
Lesson Seven | 78 |
Lesson Nine | 91 |
The Techniques of Swimming | 109 |
Backstroke | 133 |
Butterfly Stroke | 159 |
Sidestroke | 174 |
Super Workouts | 283 |
Swimming to Win | 294 |
Pools | 321 |
Kickboards | 327 |
Organizations | 333 |
Eyes Ears Nose and Throat | 341 |
Especially for Women | 349 |
Swimming Faster and Farther | 355 |
Starts Dives and Turns | 187 |
Turns | 203 |
SwimmingforFitness Progressive Workout | 221 |
Beginners Workouts | 238 |
Intermediate Workouts | 251 |
Advanced Workouts | 267 |
Odds and Ends | 362 |
Just for Fun | 368 |
Appendixes | 371 |
For the Record | 385 |
Lesson Three | 391 |
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Common terms and phrases
200 yards/meters 30 seconds rest alternate breathing arm motion arm pull arm stroke arms and legs arms extended arms straight begin Bend your knees bobbing body position body roll breaststroke breaststroke swim butterfly pull butterfly stroke catch chest chlorine controlled breathing Cool-down coordinate crawl/freestyle dolphin kick dry land easy swim elbow elementary backstroke enter the water exhale EXTRA TIPS Fartlek feel feet fins flip turn flutter kick forward frog kick head hips inhale keep kick drills kickboard leg motions lift Main Set Masters Swimming meters minute rest minutes Swimmers move muscles open turn phase prone glide prone position pull-buoy pull-kick-swim series push push-off recovery relaxed rhythmic breathing scissors kick sculling Shape-ups shoulder shoulder-deep water side sidestroke Skill practice straighten streamlined stretches stroke cycle supine position surface swimmer's choice thigh top arm Total Distance treading underwater whip kick windmill backstroke workout yards/meters Warm-up