{"id":125935,"date":"2015-03-10T14:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T21:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=125935"},"modified":"2015-03-10T20:00:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T03:00:46","slug":"6-ways-get-fitter-ever-off-season-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/6-ways-get-fitter-ever-off-season-training\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Get Fitter Than Ever Through Off-Season Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Annie Grevers, Swimming World Staff Writer<\/i><\/p>\n

Off season? That’s a thing in swimming? Well, kind of. Most swimmers\u00a0are trained to train. In our two or three weeks away from the water, we’re looking for new ways to refine our swimming. Through any mode that’s well, not swimming.<\/p>\n

Here are a few ways to take your fitness to the next level through off-season training:<\/p>\n

1. CORE\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Abs and swimming often are lumped together as a package deal. You swim, therefore you have strong abs. But that’s\u00a0not necessarily true. Yes, the best swimmers in the world have some fiercely strong abs. They have learned that holding a tight core is the foundation for having well-connected strokes in the pool.<\/p>\n

But in order to know how to even flex those muscles while you swim, those muscles need to exist. Create an ab routine in the off-season that you stick with consistently. If you’re lost in where to start, YouTube has boundless ab video options! Here’s one from the Race Club to get you going.<\/p>\n