I've started to get a little more serious about swimming. Megan and Lori are living at the swimming pool on most days, and that means I'm spending a lot of time there as well. And while I feel fine just splashing around I find that I can't actually swim all that well. So I've been concentrating on doing some laps now and again, and I have set a goal of a mile, which is 72 laps. I figure if I can hit that then I'll be doing ok.
As it stands now I'm winded after each lap, so I have to stop, catch my breath, then start again. Today I did 36 laps with a combination of two laps of forward crawl, then four laps of breast stroke. With the breast stroke I can do all four laps without a break, but in the final laps my head is out of the water the entire time, I'm breathing heavy and my heart rate is around 180.
Anyway, I don't know where I'm going with this swimming thing. I know that I do feel more confident in the water after just a couple of sessions. And I'm going to get a 30 minute private lesson next week, which should help. I suppose this will help my breathing, and it's good full body exercise, so that can't be a bad thing. Plus it's nice to spend time in the water with Megan and Lori (between laps).
Posted by jherr at July 4, 2006 04:18 PMI love your Gandhi quote Jack, it's so incredibly true...sadly.
Posted by: jeanetta84 at July 5, 2006 08:59 AMI like that one too. I saw it on a bumper sticker a couple weeks ago. We strive . . .
Posted by: Jacqueline at July 5, 2006 10:21 AMI have the same issue with swimming. I think it is a matter of getting comfortable with the breathing.
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