Hello,
I'm brand new to swimming and I'm signed up for a class beginning next week. I just received in the mail: two jammer shorts that fit well (size 40 waist), two swim caps, and two sets of goggles that seem good.
I'm not scared of the water but I am concerned about my body image. Will I be glared at or is it common to see fat people at the pool? I don't really see a practical/comfortable way to wear a 'shirt' to cover up my hairy chest and belly. Will I be committing any faux pas by showing my hairy chest and back? Should I even care?
Thanks for any advice and encouragement :)
What I'm having hard time with now is exhaling through the nose underwater - I just can't seem to do it. But I have no issue exhaling through my mouth. Should I get a nose plug?
I wouldn't worry too much about quickly learning to exhale through your nose. Exhaling through your mouth works, and you can adapt over time to exhaling through the nose.
What I'm having hard time with now is exhaling through the nose underwater - I just can't seem to do it. But I have no issue exhaling through my mouth. Should I get a nose plug?
I wouldn't worry too much about quickly learning to exhale through your nose. Exhaling through your mouth works, and you can adapt over time to exhaling through the nose.
