Injury layoff of a week or so--ho long to regain form?
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I have a friend who has a shoulder injury (mild but enough that she doesn't want to risk delaying recovery to swim). Have any of you had layoffs from swimming due to injury or other issues and when you came back to the pool did it take you long to regain your form. She is freaked a bit because she loves swimming and is so afraid she will lose all the fitness she has gained over the last few months. She has done short swims of 1750 or so, maybe once a week. So not a significant layoff. But maybe a week or so. Any help or positive encouragement is welcome!
thank you!
I have a friend who has a shoulder injury (mild but enough that she doesn't want to risk delaying recovery to swim). Have any of you had layoffs from swimming due to injury or other issues and when you came back to the pool did it take you long to regain your form. She is freaked a bit because she loves swimming and is so afraid she will lose all the fitness she has gained over the last few months. She has done short swims of 1750 or so, maybe once a week. So not a significant layoff. But maybe a week or so. Any help or positive encouragement is welcome!
thank you!
I swim with an age group team. We had 4 weeks off for summer break, we were back a week and I was feeling good and then I had hand surgery. I thought 2 weeks out of the water until my stitches were taken out and the incision opened up. Now I'm out a full 4 weeks :( How will I get back in shape,slowly. Tell her to start small and as she feels better, add more in. I'll be starting with kicking only for 2 weeks and then hopefully getting cleared to swim.
I have a friend who has a shoulder injury (mild but enough that she doesn't want to risk delaying recovery to swim). Have any of you had layoffs from swimming due to injury or other issues and when you came back to the pool did it take you long to regain your form. She is freaked a bit because she loves swimming and is so afraid she will lose all the fitness she has gained over the last few months. She has done short swims of 1750 or so, maybe once a week. So not a significant layoff. But maybe a week or so. Any help or positive encouragement is welcome!
thank you!
I swim with an age group team. We had 4 weeks off for summer break, we were back a week and I was feeling good and then I had hand surgery. I thought 2 weeks out of the water until my stitches were taken out and the incision opened up. Now I'm out a full 4 weeks :( How will I get back in shape,slowly. Tell her to start small and as she feels better, add more in. I'll be starting with kicking only for 2 weeks and then hopefully getting cleared to swim.
