Fossy's Back Up after being Down

[skudupnorth]

Good to hear you are moving and I am guessing being fit already has helped

 

[briantrumpet]

The trick with swimming is to get sufficiently good enough at it to be able to do it on auto-pilot. Once it is beyond boring you can think about something else.

I actually like the fact that to keep count of lengths I can't let my brain wander too far off to other concerns... it's slightly meditative, the slow counting. And all the while I can just enjoy the physical sensation of being suspended in water.

 

[briantrumpet]

Not an option I find

It's probably my age, but unless I keep the length number in my mind, I forget...

 

[I like Skol]

I always lose count after about 6 or 8 lengths. I used to swim fairly regularly while my son was having his swimming lessons and found that I could do between 30-34 lengths in the 30 minutes available (certainly not a speed swimmer ) but I eventually stopped as I just couldn't find the motivation to get in the water and face the monotony of it any longer!

 

[briantrumpet]

I always lose count after about 6 or 8 lengths. I used to swim fairly regularly while my son was having his swimming lessons and found that I could do between 30-34 lengths in the 30 minutes available (certainly not a speed swimmer ) but I eventually stopped as I just couldn't find the motivation to get in the water and face the monotony of it any longer!

I pay for three months in advance, and if I go swimming more than twice a week it saves money on paying per swim, so my tightwadness makes me go as often as I can to get the best value - normally four times a week for 32 lengths, and each swim costs about £1. I know I can get from work, have a swim and shower and get back to work in 50 minutes, so it's a nice break in the middle of the day for me, not a chore.