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A couple of weeks ago, I started a thread on swimming and costs of using a pool to which I got a number of sinsible answers.
Well, I have gone against most of the advice and taken out a three-month membership at a local hotel pool, based on the convenience of its location, and the flexibility of its swim times.
Anyway, I went swimming last night doing 30 minutes worth of lengths, and now my body hurts. But I feel great!
This is important, because for the last three years, I have suffered a debilitating back problem, and in that time have put on three stone. Yet, when I actually [i]do[/i] physical activity, I find I eat less. And already, in two days, I have not had the besetting cravings I normally have.
Anyway, I just had the compulsive need to share.
Excellent, whatever works for you. Stick at it.
Most hotel pools are small though, even in 30 minutes that's a lot of lengths!
swimming s great, i do 2 or 3 times/week. i went in the pool last night with the local running/tri club for the first time, dedicated technique session. found out i'm relatively fit in the water, but painfully slow in a 25m sprint (in the water start, 3 attempts, all at 19sec)... damn!
and appaerently i have loads of bad habits!!
Snap!
I joined a local Spa last November and struggled to swim (short pool 14m ish) 70 lengths in 35min. I swam 140 lengths last night in 50min and also managed 100 lengths front crawl in one hit a few days earlier.
On the plus side my lower back is much stronger for biking. The downside is my road gillet no longer fits around my arms.
Sat here with a broken ankle and my leg muscle is wasting away, I have a lower disc problem but because of the cast on my foot I'm unable to do the exercises needed to sort my issues, I think I'll be taking up swimming as soon as the cast is off.
white101 - if your desperate get one of these - http://www.limboproducts.co.uk Son had one for covering a broken finger and was still able to enjoy the pool.
Looks a bit special mind 😉
cheers sniff, I think I got a leaflet for them when the guy put my cast on at the hospital. I've been using charity bags and sellotape when having a shower!
I'll wait thanks, only 4 weeks 3 days to go