Hello ,
Just wanted to share my story and get some advice/suggestions from you all ...
I have a lower back(left) pain since a year and a little over a month got into water and its been awesome feeling since then .. if I skip swim then I feel miserable and the pain comes back.
I started with gasping for breath at the end of 25 m pool and would be out of the pool by 150 m in the first week and then gradually it moved to 300 ( Wonder how some of you keep track of the laps , I started with Monday -breakfast done , lunch done , dinner done over for marking as 300 m done ) and these days i can go upto 750m with a three breaks. At the end of 700 I don't feel like stopping and want to keep going , but fear that I might be over doing and might burn out of this so I "treat" myself with another 50 m and get out of the pool and can feel the body buring hot on the skin( i swim in an indoor pool ) .
I am 40 and all day i sit on a desk doing computer stuff for work .. and go swim after work .... I swim freestyle ..
Any suggestions how to keep this going and not burn out and better on this .. I am learning on youtube the techniques to swim better and implement one at a time everyday .... I am in Prague, CZ.
Thanks a tonn ,
Cheers
Umesh
Umesh,
Congratulation on getting in the pool and finding swimming. I'm 56 and have had lower back issues most of my life. First surgery for bulging disc was in my mid-20s. And, like you, swimming as always seemed to help reduce/relieve the pain. One thing that I've noticed over the years, and I've passed along to others with back issues is that for some unproven reason swimming backstroke provides even more relief. Doesn't have to be back crawl...just any stroke while on your back in the water. It may not work for you...but for many it does. Good luck and keep up the good work.
Dan
Umesh,
Congratulation on getting in the pool and finding swimming. I'm 56 and have had lower back issues most of my life. First surgery for bulging disc was in my mid-20s. And, like you, swimming as always seemed to help reduce/relieve the pain. One thing that I've noticed over the years, and I've passed along to others with back issues is that for some unproven reason swimming backstroke provides even more relief. Doesn't have to be back crawl...just any stroke while on your back in the water. It may not work for you...but for many it does. Good luck and keep up the good work.
Dan
