I hooked myself up with a YMCA membership for the summer. We live close to the Y, and I'd like to get back into some semblance of athletic shape now that I've dropped the weight down to a reasonable level.
Having not done so in three years or so, I went swimming yesterday. Swimming as in swimming laps. I donned my gay swimming apparel, and hopped in. Pushed off with a nice clean streamline and started swimming.
"Geez," I thought, "I've still got it. My stroke feels good!"
And pride, as we all know, cometh before the fall.
After 50 yards, I slowed down somewhat. Still pretty smooth, but definitely slow.
After 200 yards, it ceased to be pretty. I was still making forward progress, and probably not doing as poorly as I thought, but it felt choppy and awkward compared to what I remember from my in-shape swimming days.
I swam 600 or 700 yards. A mere warm-up, back in the day.
And the sad part? I'm a little sore today.
But, I'm heading back in about 15 minutes. I've discovered that the 10:30AM laps swim is pretty unpopulated. Too late for the before-work crowd, and too early for the lunch crowd. And all the old people like to use the warmer pool. My only obstacle? WATER AEROBICS. Those ladies may not look like athletic powerhouses, but they can get a good whirlpool effect going. Tuesdays and Thursdays, they will be using half of the pool. I will persevere despite their choppy-water-inducing ways.
My goal is to swim 4 days a week, and do some light weights two days a week. Whee!
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You started, and that's what counts. I don't even know when swimming is. Yet.
Well I'm an adult and learning to swim for the first time. I believe I'm in decent shape and for me, swimming is tough! Definitely an activity you can't learn and master in a matter of weeks. Or months for that matter.
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