Swim to sculpt your abs

As you have heard, with its various strokes and many exercises, swimming will help you to work your abs in an optimal way.

The good news is that all strokes will do the job. All certainly, but not in the same way. Breaststrokes will strengthen your waist line. The front crawl and backstroke, with their alternating (and therefore faster) rhythm, will melt away your “love handles” while working your obliques. The butterfly stroke is undoubtedly the best to tone the abs.

As if four strokes were not enough, there are alternatives to the classic swim strokes to tone your abs. If you want to work your abdominal muscles without falling into a routine, undulating strokes and leg kicks will be your best bet!

Whether on your stomach, on your back or on your side, with or without fins, these leg exercises with a kickboard" are very effective at strengthening your abs.

Most important: without exerting too much effort, focus on your hydrodynamics by remaining streamlined, chest high out of the water, while contracting your abs. This will help you to swim faster and work your core muscles, without tiring yourself out.