Started swimming again after quite a few years off. I have found I have developed a strong addiction to my pull bouy which I affectionately call my "diaper"...... (as well as wearing my paddles). I do most of my main sets with them both on. I don't seem to have any shoulder problems using the paddles so often ...... which surprises me.
I'm wondering if this is a healthy addiction. Then again, I am old and need my diaper to stay a float easier.
John Smith
No toys. I am in a "no toys" phase. I gave away my agility paddles after one workout: They got between me and the water; it felt like trying to play cello while wearing mittens. I like fins every rare while, but they aggravate a chronic tendinitis in my ankles. I do not like pull buoys or kickboards for any reason.
Is it better to swim without toys and just grind it out every day..... or stay entertained with lots of equipment and idle chit chat between sets?
It is better to get in the water and swim. When you are done swimming, get out. If you are "grinding it out", you are trying to do too much!
But that's just me ... maybe later I will be all for toys!
No toys. I am in a "no toys" phase. I gave away my agility paddles after one workout: They got between me and the water; it felt like trying to play cello while wearing mittens. I like fins every rare while, but they aggravate a chronic tendinitis in my ankles. I do not like pull buoys or kickboards for any reason.
Is it better to swim without toys and just grind it out every day..... or stay entertained with lots of equipment and idle chit chat between sets?
It is better to get in the water and swim. When you are done swimming, get out. If you are "grinding it out", you are trying to do too much!
But that's just me ... maybe later I will be all for toys!
