I just started swimming at the gym due to back issues (about a year now). When I started I could only do about five laps w/o stopping. I've now progressed to 20 laps every day w/o stopping. My issue, I cannot motivate myself to go further. I did 50 laps once, I know it is possible now. However, I cannot seem to push myself to do it every day. I think I simply get bored going back and forth in the pool. I'd like to do open water, perhaps 3-5 miles yet without practice of longer than 20 laps I simply don't feel I"ll be ready. I wonder if any of you have a way to continue going back and forth without something to motivate? I am hoping when the water warms in the local bodies of water I'll be able to push farther but as much of the year is cold here in VT I'd like your input.
all the above suggestions are good.
You can try not counting laps at all - just swim continuously for x number of minutes. You know how long it takes to do 20 laps. Add 5 minutes to that and make that your goal. Look at the clock before you start and figure out the stop time. Start swimming and don't worry about counting laps. Look at the clock occasionally and keep swimming until you meet your time goal.
Say you are now swimming 20 laps in 20 minutes. Make your goal 25 minutes. Start at 5:30 and swim until clock is at 5:55.
all the above suggestions are good.
You can try not counting laps at all - just swim continuously for x number of minutes. You know how long it takes to do 20 laps. Add 5 minutes to that and make that your goal. Look at the clock before you start and figure out the stop time. Start swimming and don't worry about counting laps. Look at the clock occasionally and keep swimming until you meet your time goal.
Say you are now swimming 20 laps in 20 minutes. Make your goal 25 minutes. Start at 5:30 and swim until clock is at 5:55.
