| Swimming with a partner or a group can help you stay motivated and will help push you to swim further, nobody wants to go to the pool, swim two laps and get out especially if somebody else is watching!
You don’t have to belong to the gym to get in the pool, you could sign up for affordable season tickets at your local public pool. Swimming is a great alternative to try if your usual exercise routine feels stagnant. It’s refreshing and will test your body in new ways which ultimately will strengthen you for running and cycling.
If, after your first swim you feel like the euphoria is sinking away remember that swimming takes longer to adapt to than any other sport, even if you’re a marathon runner or have logged hours on the elliptical, you have to get use to the new breathing pattern swimming requires, as well as the weightlessness the activity causes.
Are there any downsides? Well besides smelling like you’ve bathed yourself in rasping sterilizers and transforming you into a nap-crazed zombie with an insatiable appetite, you can literally swim for your entire life. The quote, “I cannot fly, but swimming is the next best thing,” comes to mind. So the next time you go swimming, close your eyes and enjoy the weightless freedom and liberation – pretend you are flying!
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