Lots of folks on this board are pretty experienced competitive swimmers (and you're awesome), but I'm wondering how many of us are in it just for fun/fitness. Is Masters really about competition, or is there room for the fitness swimmer, too?
Of course, I'm looking to get better, improve my stroke and kick and get a little faster. But only because it ups the fitness quotient. I didn't get into swimming to compete, but because my hereditary arthritis started kicking in and I figured it was a safe, effective way to exercise and drop those pounds my doctor's been hounding me about.
Who out there is a non-competitor, how many times a week to you swim, and do you count laps, time, or just do whatever feels good?
I swim for fitness too. I was a distance runner until my knees decided enough was enough. I started swimming about a year ago. I usually swim 3-4 times a week, usually for an hour if I have the time. I am somewhat compulsive about counting my laps - probably because being a runner, I counted everything....miles, pace, cadence...:) I try to do different workouts...some emphasize more technique, some endurance, some (attempted) threshold type workouts. I am pathetically slow, but working on improving!
I swim for fitness too. I was a distance runner until my knees decided enough was enough. I started swimming about a year ago. I usually swim 3-4 times a week, usually for an hour if I have the time. I am somewhat compulsive about counting my laps - probably because being a runner, I counted everything....miles, pace, cadence...:) I try to do different workouts...some emphasize more technique, some endurance, some (attempted) threshold type workouts. I am pathetically slow, but working on improving!
