Sorry if this has been posted before, new to the site and still learning to navigate.
I swam competitively in high school. That was 10 years ago. Have been in the pool on and off, but nothing steady.
Recommendations on how to ease back into shape? Should I focus on distance workouts?
I am just looking to get in some cardio, not interested in competing or getting faster.
I am shocked to find myself winded after more than a 50/ 75. I can do a pretty easy 200 when I get in. If I take a 5-10 second rest after each 50 I can swim a strong 50, have great technique and feel like I could swim for hours - however when I try to swim a 100 in the middle of my workout I find myself getting fatigued quickly.
Recs on how to structure workouts after being out of the pool for several years - obviously I'm very out of shape :/
Thanks!
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Work up to the base yardage before adding speed, if you expect to swim 3k/workout once you are back in shape, build up to the 3k first, then start worrying about adding some speed to your work.
+1
My 1st comeback after 8 years off I went straight into a Masters practice, met a lot of very friendly people, all with different goals and abilities, and realised how totally out of shape I was. So I gave it a couple of weeks and felt like I'd never stopped swimming (although I was an awful lot slower than before) If you can find a team, go for it!
However if that is daunting to you, do as q suggests and work up to a yardage, then start mixing the strokes and speeding thing up into a more "proper" workout - this is what I did on my 2nd comeback after a 3 or so year break (had another baby, moved, life etc).
At the moment I'm swimming solo, and people are always telling me about this and that Master's practice (too far/too early/any excuse) so go get wet, find some fellow swimmers and enjoy!
Work up to the base yardage before adding speed, if you expect to swim 3k/workout once you are back in shape, build up to the 3k first, then start worrying about adding some speed to your work.
+1
My 1st comeback after 8 years off I went straight into a Masters practice, met a lot of very friendly people, all with different goals and abilities, and realised how totally out of shape I was. So I gave it a couple of weeks and felt like I'd never stopped swimming (although I was an awful lot slower than before) If you can find a team, go for it!
However if that is daunting to you, do as q suggests and work up to a yardage, then start mixing the strokes and speeding thing up into a more "proper" workout - this is what I did on my 2nd comeback after a 3 or so year break (had another baby, moved, life etc).
At the moment I'm swimming solo, and people are always telling me about this and that Master's practice (too far/too early/any excuse) so go get wet, find some fellow swimmers and enjoy!
