So I noticed that whenever I swim any kind of distance set (like >500 yards) I get pretty aggravating headaches. I'm the kind of person who does get pretty severe, frequent headaches just in general, but when I swim this only happens when I crank up the distance a little. Has this happened to anyone else? I can't really think of a good reason why, and I thought if I could figure out the issue, I may be able to take care of it.
For now I just tough it out and keep going, but it's not really fun as I'm sure you can imagine.
Anyway, if anyone has any thoughts of this I'd love to hear them!
Thanks
Listen to the wisdom of your body and you will hear it shout
DON'T DO DISTANCE
Could be many reasons:
Go see your doctor
could be a hydration issue, maybe drink water or a sport drink before or during practice
could be a body heat thing, swim at an easier pace, don't wear a cap
maybe take asprin or Ibuprophen before practice
Take breaks, skip a 50 or 100 here and there turn the D set into a Mid D set
Read up on head aches to see if you can pin point the cause
Describe the head aches, location? intensity? duration?
What else?
Headaches
Again I think the best solution is: DON'T DO DISTANCE
Listen to the wisdom of your body and you will hear it shout
DON'T DO DISTANCE
Could be many reasons:
Go see your doctor
could be a hydration issue, maybe drink water or a sport drink before or during practice
could be a body heat thing, swim at an easier pace, don't wear a cap
maybe take asprin or Ibuprophen before practice
Take breaks, skip a 50 or 100 here and there turn the D set into a Mid D set
Read up on head aches to see if you can pin point the cause
Describe the head aches, location? intensity? duration?
What else?
Headaches
Again I think the best solution is: DON'T DO DISTANCE
