Going swimmingly
2020-07-17 09:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
liadethorneggeSo on Sunday, I finally, after pretty much one full year, utilized the 10x card at the nearest pool/gym. I got the pre-paid card because I really do need to work out somehow. I refused to go because the asked to store too much personal information that I thought unnecessary for a fucking gym card.
A couple of weeks ago I got an email saying: "We'd just like to remind you, that your card is about to expire on X date" and on Sunday, Ed asked me again for the fiftieth time if I was going to go swimming today. He's done that, with so much patience and love ever since I got the card, that I can't even fathom it. I've not gone because of the childish reaction detailed above.
Having read the book "Crucial conversations" it talks about working on yourself first. If you want something to change or be different, look at your own behaviours and ask: If this was what I really wanted, what would I do, and what am I actually doing"
I want to live my life without back pain, and a little less weight. If I actually want that, I need to excercise more, and I love swimming, so I told myself to stop being a fucking child and just do it. So I did, and it was great.
When I used to go every week I always did a minimum of 1k, sometimes 2k, and I didn't jump in the pool with a particular goal in mind, but I did start counting laps, and decided I may as well aim for 20 laps to see how I would do. I could take it at my own pace, didn't need to stop or wait for anyone else, and I never feel the need to compete with anyone else. I did mostly breast stroke, with one lane of crawl. I made it just fine, but definitely not without effort, and it took me a while after to get heartrate back down and whatnot.
My inner thighs on Monday were protesting loudly - the kicking muscles have not been used much apparently.
On Thursday I again packed my swimsuit and went to the pool at around 4 pm and when I started I was completely alone in the pool. This is perfect. One more guy came when I was half-way through my 20 laps, but we could use separate lanes, a third guy also took another lane for five minutes then left, and I finished off every set of five laps with one of crawl. To make it easier to count I do 5 x 4 laps with rests in between. After the final lap of crawl I felt strong enough, so I did another two laps to cool down.
On Sunday I wore contacts so that I wouldn't be entirely blind going into the pool, and I'd get my bearings, on Thursday I left my glasses in the locker and could navigate the facility just fine. I used to have goggles for swimming, but I think I may have thrown them out, because I can't find them.
Hopefully I'll be able to keep this up and go twice a week, because I really do love swimming, the steam sauna is a great bonus, and I need to excercise more.
A couple of weeks ago I got an email saying: "We'd just like to remind you, that your card is about to expire on X date" and on Sunday, Ed asked me again for the fiftieth time if I was going to go swimming today. He's done that, with so much patience and love ever since I got the card, that I can't even fathom it. I've not gone because of the childish reaction detailed above.
Having read the book "Crucial conversations" it talks about working on yourself first. If you want something to change or be different, look at your own behaviours and ask: If this was what I really wanted, what would I do, and what am I actually doing"
I want to live my life without back pain, and a little less weight. If I actually want that, I need to excercise more, and I love swimming, so I told myself to stop being a fucking child and just do it. So I did, and it was great.
When I used to go every week I always did a minimum of 1k, sometimes 2k, and I didn't jump in the pool with a particular goal in mind, but I did start counting laps, and decided I may as well aim for 20 laps to see how I would do. I could take it at my own pace, didn't need to stop or wait for anyone else, and I never feel the need to compete with anyone else. I did mostly breast stroke, with one lane of crawl. I made it just fine, but definitely not without effort, and it took me a while after to get heartrate back down and whatnot.
My inner thighs on Monday were protesting loudly - the kicking muscles have not been used much apparently.
On Thursday I again packed my swimsuit and went to the pool at around 4 pm and when I started I was completely alone in the pool. This is perfect. One more guy came when I was half-way through my 20 laps, but we could use separate lanes, a third guy also took another lane for five minutes then left, and I finished off every set of five laps with one of crawl. To make it easier to count I do 5 x 4 laps with rests in between. After the final lap of crawl I felt strong enough, so I did another two laps to cool down.
On Sunday I wore contacts so that I wouldn't be entirely blind going into the pool, and I'd get my bearings, on Thursday I left my glasses in the locker and could navigate the facility just fine. I used to have goggles for swimming, but I think I may have thrown them out, because I can't find them.
Hopefully I'll be able to keep this up and go twice a week, because I really do love swimming, the steam sauna is a great bonus, and I need to excercise more.
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Date: 2020-07-17 02:39 pm (UTC)My gym is re-opening in a couple of weeks, and they have a pool, but I'm not currently willing to risk getting there (it's about an hour from my house and involves a train and the tube). I love swimming, too, though.
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