Well, at least this is how I usually feel. I am either feeling like a huge whale barely trudging through the water or I feel like I am going to drown. But I swim because it is good for my body. My knees thank me and my back does too. It is a full body workout without the pounding of running on pavement. I would like to swim 3x a week and run 3x a week until its time to start marathon training. I just need to learn a little bit more about the mechanics of swimming.
Anyone have any good swimming advice? Does anyone know any good online tutorials? One of the big questions I have is should I swim for an hour and just try to improve on how many laps I accomplish? Or should I try to continue to increase distance/time?
Swimming is a sport I love and hate. Anyone else? If not swimming, what sport/exercise do you love to hate? I am just going to keep persevering. A bad day of exercising is still a good day to be alive.
Joe,
ReplyDeleteI have been a swimmer all my life - competed at relatively high levels in my teen years (loooong time ago now :-) ). It is the best sport anyone can do for all-round fitness, running will eventually kill your body. I would suggest you increase your laps and do at least half hour at a time for 3 times a week. Make it a goal to swim one more lap each time. Don't worry about how long it takes - just slowly increase your stamina for longer distance! Be encouraged :-)
Thanks for the advice Phil. That's very helpful. Thanks for the encouragement.Sounds like a good idea to me.
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