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Breaststroke

SwimSwimDifficulty ★Pool
5.3 MET
≈ 66 kcal per 10 min at 75 kg

How to do it

  1. Pull, breathe, kick, glide — in that order.
  2. Streamline after every kick.

Coaching cues

  • Kick your feet together
  • Glide before the next pull

Common mistakes

  • Kicking and pulling at the same time

Muscles worked

front view of the muscular system
front
back view of the muscular system
back
  • Chest
  • Adductors
  • Heart & lungs
  • Quads
  • Core
  • Shoulders

Primary: Chest, Adductors, Heart & lungs · Secondary: Quads, Core, Shoulders

Equipment

Pool