{"product_id":"the-swimmers-workout-handbook-isbn-9781578266821","title":"The Swimmer's Workout Handbook","description":"100 of the best swim workouts for all experience levels: fitness, Masters level, or competition. Easy-to-follow pool workouts designed to make you a stronger, faster, and more proficient swimmer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Swimmer’s Workout Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a complete guide to escaping the routine of pool swimming with varied training workouts to keep you challenged and engaged, and improve your performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpert and multi-sport coach Terri Schneider combines skill training with variations in speed, distance, and technique for an effective and easy-to-follow series of pool workouts designed to make you a stronger, faster, and more proficient swimmer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Swimmer’s Workout Handbook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e includes:\u003cbr\u003e ·         100 swim workouts for all experience levels\u003cbr\u003e ·         Expert-designed pool workouts\u003cbr\u003e ·         A guide to common swim terms used in the workouts\u003cbr\u003e ·         Information on gear and guidelines to get the most out of your workouts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSwimming improves core, muscular, and cardiovascular strength and  endurance, all in a low-impact, gravity-free workout. If done two to  several times per week, or as an addition to a multi-sport training  regime, swimming helps maintain a healthy weight, heart, and lungs.  These benefits are best realized within the diversity of your workouts.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo increase your swim fitness it is optimal to vary intensity, interval  distances, recovery, and strokes, all within one workout session. The  diversity within a workout is what triggers the body to grow stronger,  faster, and more proficient. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you only have time to swim 1000  meters\/yards, or are up for 5000 at each session, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Swimmer’s Workout Handbook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e organizes speed, distance, and technique into these 100 fun and  challenging training sessions—putting vitality back into your pool time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerri Schneider \u003c\/b\u003eis an ultra-endurance athlete,  speaker, author,   coach, and sport psychology consultant. A former  10-year professional   triathlete focusing on the IRONMAN® distance, she  expanded her   challenges to  include adventure racing with the inception of the Eco   Challenge in  1995, as well as ultrarunning and mountaineering. Terri   earned a degree  in exercise physiology as well as a master’s degree in   sport psychology  with a research emphasis on risk taking and  team   dynamics. She is co-author of \u003ci\u003eTriathlete’s Guide to Mental Training\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eDirty Inspirations\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTriathlon Revolution: Training, Technique and Inspiration\u003c\/i\u003e.    While Santa Cruz, CA remains her home base, she spends time each year    volunteering in Bhutan while continuing to explore and adventure  around   the globe, sharing her experiences through her speaking,  writing, and   photography. For more information, visit  www.terrischneider.net.Whether you are a beginner working to increase your fun and fitness, or a veteran swimmer looking to add motivation and challenge into your training, the 100 organized swim sessions in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Swimmer’s Workout Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e are for you. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I’ve spent years doing organized swim workouts, or standing on the pool deck coaching a masters swim group, while at the same time noticing many of the other lap swimmers in the pool going back and forth, with no apparent plan. Consistent swimming of any sort will build—and then stabilize—your fitness, and is a fabulous non-weight-bearing activity. In order to get stronger and faster, without the mind-numbing boredom of staring at that black line, a well-planned, diverse workout is in order. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Swimmer’s Workout Handbook \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003egives you the new edge you are looking for, while putting big doses of variety into each workout. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Swimming improves core, muscular, and cardiovascular strength and endurance, all in a low-impact, gravity-free workout. If done two to several times per week, or as an addition to a multi-sport training regime, swimming helps maintain a healthy weight, heart, and lungs. These benefits are best realized within the diversity of your workouts. To increase your swim fitness it is optimal to vary intensity, interval distances, recovery, and strokes, all within one workout session. The diversity within a workout is what triggers the body to grow stronger, faster, and more proficient. Whether you only have time to swim 1000 meters\/yards, or are up for 5000 at each session, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Swimmer’s Workout Handbook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e organizes speed, distance, and technique into these 100 fun and challenging training sessions—putting vitality back into your pool time.","brand":"Hatherleigh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302469325029,"sku":"NP9781578266821","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781578266821.jpg?v=1767741756","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-swimmers-workout-handbook-isbn-9781578266821","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}