Exercise?

[babsannee]

This might sound a little weird, but for those of you that swim regularly, how much exercise do you get with all that tail pumping?

[Odette]

you can get alot out of it. you get a surprisingly good workout for the calves and abs.i saw in a thermogram that the calves do alot of the work and read in an article that its the snapping motion at the ankles that gives you the propulsion.

[babsannee]

Hmm, thanks!!!!

[lasserine]

Swimming with the monofin I felt it more in my legs than abs... I might not be doing it right.

[Gem Stone]

No matter what way you do it, it's a big workout. If you do it wrong, you're just working yourself out more.

[lasserine]

Already have a cut on the top of my foot. I also felt it in my arms, from staying afloat in the deep end.

[Odette]

Swimming with the monofin I felt it more in my legs than abs... I might not be doing it right.

youre doing it right, trust me.

[lasserine]

youre doing it right, trust me.

That is good to know, thank you.

[Odette]

this is the lower body thermo scan of a swimmer doing a dolphin kick. there is more to this study but i will post that later.
as you can see, the calves are most active while the abs are less active.

[lasserine]

Got it thank you. My arms also get sore, but that might be from staying afloat.

Hmm, need to find something to work on my abs too...

[green52]

Wow. thanks, science.

[babsannee]

Wow, that is cool. Yeah, I want to stay in shape for XC, so this is perfecto x2!