Not sure what to do next holiday or weekend?

Are you fed up of being told to stay away from the pool, river or lake, so you don't fall in and get your clothes wet? If you like a good soaking and you're ready for a challenge, then this is for you!

Our adrenaline pumping water sport ideas are designed to soak you to the skin, help you meet new friends, and achieve your own fitness goals. You'll learn exciting new skills like swimming in clothes.

Why play by the rules of the marketing departments from the big sports companies? You can have lot more fun when you think outside the box, play around, and be yourself.

Get Ready for Serious Fun

If you are sleeping late every morning, start getting up earlier and earlier. Get a post card, write your goals on it and tape it to your mirror. Seriously, go and do it now. Write on it things like "Do 5 push-ups every morning" or "Fast Walk for 30 minutes every night."

You need to look at your goal card every morning as a reminder of your commitment to yourself. If you can discipline yourself to do this, you can achieve anything you want. If you think this is a silly idea, that you don't need a goal-list staring you in the face every morning, well then, don't say that you weren't warned!

Eat Well

Stop eating fast food, junk food, candy, soda, and all that other fatty food. If you smoke - stop right away! Cigarettes stink and are tactically unsound for resuscitation training.

Start eating potatoes, rice, non-fried home prepared vegetables and fruit. Start drinking lots and lots of water to get properly hydrated. Drink water before, during and after your workout to regulate body temperature. Combine it with a high quality nutrition program. See VitaminBiz.com for details.

Swim in clothes? Cool idea !

Spend a day getting fit

Go for a good balance of endurance training for stamina and resistance training for strength. If you keep doing this persistently, preferably with a training partner to keep you motivated, then you will notice the difference.

Put on some comfy clothes and get into the water for some resistance swimming training. T-shirt and jeans are great for beginners. Try a variety of clothes in the water and find out what gives you the most fun.

The exercise ideas on this site are fun and get your pulse going. Combine different land and water sports to create a wide variety of new fun activities and games. There are more training ideas on Lifesavingclub.com

Plan Your Week

Maximize your cardio training and calories burn. For optimum effect you do each week three endurance sessions where you swim for a given length or time, and three resistance sessions where you swim in clothes (see below). Take one day off.

If you have access to a pool, swim as often as possible. Your initial work-up goal is 4-5 days per week and 200 meters distance per session. Develop your sidestroke on both right and left sides. Try to swim 50 meters in one minute or less.

Choosing the right clothes to swim in enhances your comfort, allows you to stay in or on the water for longer and keeps you ready for more fun. Always have a change of clothes with you so that you can join any spontaneous action you may come across. You never know what happens and you don't want to miss out.