Summer Swimming Season Starting
I’ve had a pretty good spring fitness season (see link for the fitness schedule I used) during the last few months and now it’s time to switch over to my summer swimming season as our outdoor pool is opening up on June 15. Like previous years, the swimming pool here at my condo townhouse complex is open only for a short season of two and a half months. So I would want to make the best use of it by going in at least three times per week.
My planned fitness schedule for the summer is as follows;
Mondays: Swim workout plus stretch
Tuesdays: Martial arts forms plus stretch
Wednesdays: Weights plus power stretching
Thursdays: Swim workout plus stretch
Fridays: Weapons forms plus stretch
Saturdays: Swim workout plus stretch
Sundays: Weights plus power stretching
So I’ve decided to take a break from my cardio kick workout for the summer since the swim workouts will provide me with decent cardiovascular fitness training. I’ll add the cardio kick back into my fitness schedule for the autumn season after the swimming pool closes up at the beginning of September.
Focus On Flexibility Continued
Notice that I have some type of stretching after each type of workout for the summer. This is the focus on flexibility that I am continuing from the spring season. Already, I’m regaining a noticeable amount of flexibility back into my legs from the spring workouts so I’m pretty pleased with the progress. I want to keep this momentum up for the next few months which is why there is stretching after each summer workout.
Like each beginning of swimming season, my first few swim workouts are usually quite tough since I haven’t been in the pool for so many months. It will usually take me a week or two of swimming to get back to the same level I had last summer. So this is expected.
I’ll report more on my progress in a few weeks. If you haven’t planned your summer fitness activities yet, now is a great time to do so. I’m adding in all of my summer workouts to my iCal calendar for the entire season to remind me.
Feel free to share your summer activities in the comments section below.
