I've been having some bad allergy days that have kept me indoors and out of the pool and wanting nothing more than a nap. Do you find that swimming helps alleviate allergies? Please say yes.:bed:
Allergies--my sympathies to all who experience them! I was having huge trouble a few months ago when I swam at my Y in particular, but I notice lately with ramped up training, I have far less of an issue, often none.
At my Y, though, I can see why I've had problems: VERY strong chlorine smell, which I'm told is b/c of poor maintenance. As it turns out, though, I joined a masters group that swims elsewhere, and now we're outdoors. I usually can't join the outdoor swim except on weekends--schedule just doesn't work out. But one night a week we swim open water, and I can do that. Both the outdoor pool and the open water swim seem not to cause any (or very few) symptoms. Further, when I swim on my own, I use pools that have extended hours--like one Y that has lap swim lanes all day, and a local h.s. that will have stretches of 5-6 hours at times that work w/ my schedule. In no place else have I noticed the nasal allergies the way I noticed them in my y. However, now I seem even to be able to swim there w/out a problem. Maybe my body adjusted or something. Maybe after a while, for pool-related allergies at least, one does adjust. Pollen, maybe not. But might be worth looking into different pools/groups.
Allergies--my sympathies to all who experience them! I was having huge trouble a few months ago when I swam at my Y in particular, but I notice lately with ramped up training, I have far less of an issue, often none.
At my Y, though, I can see why I've had problems: VERY strong chlorine smell, which I'm told is b/c of poor maintenance. As it turns out, though, I joined a masters group that swims elsewhere, and now we're outdoors. I usually can't join the outdoor swim except on weekends--schedule just doesn't work out. But one night a week we swim open water, and I can do that. Both the outdoor pool and the open water swim seem not to cause any (or very few) symptoms. Further, when I swim on my own, I use pools that have extended hours--like one Y that has lap swim lanes all day, and a local h.s. that will have stretches of 5-6 hours at times that work w/ my schedule. In no place else have I noticed the nasal allergies the way I noticed them in my y. However, now I seem even to be able to swim there w/out a problem. Maybe my body adjusted or something. Maybe after a while, for pool-related allergies at least, one does adjust. Pollen, maybe not. But might be worth looking into different pools/groups.
