The clouds have finally parted in the Midwest, and hopefully it is for more than a day or two. And even with this year's rainy days...followed by more rainy days, I think I have had better luck this year traveling back down to Southern Illinois to my hometown to be poolside than I have had in the part two years. This past weekend, my sister and I got to spend some hours resting in the sunshine and decided instead of being lazy bums for the whole afternoon, we would take a quick moment and do some workout as well!!
Working out in the pool, especially with a buddy, just does not seem like much work to me. And, man, it is it fun! Here are three ways that we exercised poolside:
1) Poolside Crunches
First, swing your legs up onto the concrete (poolside) and sit your bottom up against the liner of the pool. Your knees should be bending at the edge of the pool. Then start doing normal crunches. Obviously, if you fully extend back to a sitting position, your head will be underwater. This actually makes me more motivated to do additional crunches!
2) Trending Water
Have a contest of who can trend water the longest! We held our abs tight the entire time to give us that extra boost of a workout. Try a race with just legs, or just arms. The one that can keep their head above water the longer wins! I swear it will wear you out and we got a lot of laughs in the process.
3) Leg Kicks
Head back to the side of the pool, hold on tight to the side, and kick! We tried to kick as fast as we could without splashing. For some reason, this is harder than with splashing. Then we tighten our abs while kicking. Our next round, we squared up our elbows and flexed our arms while we kicked. Finally, we splashed until our hearts were content.
What are some of your favorite workout (poolside) routines? I would love to hear more!
