So it would seem my low back is getting better now that I'm not overdoing the kickboard. I've since just switched to simple freestyle, doing about 10-20 touch and goes with fins and webbed gloves.
Last week my right neck and shoulder had been bothering me as a result and it doesn't seem to be going away despite me doing stretching every day.
So to date, since I have started swimming a few months ago I have had low back pain, elbow pain and now neck/shoulder pain. Everyone raves about how "low impact" swimming is- and I'd be happy to believe that because I am LOVING this new exercise- but I'm starting to wonder if I'm doing something terribly wrong or is this just something I need to "power through" as a newbie who is developing new muscle usage?
I really hope I can get through this because swimming is so fun and my heart rate and BP have been amazing since I started in this very short time.
Hey thanks a lot for the tips, I will definitely keep all of this in mind. I kind of wonder if the toys are bad for me as well. Especially the gloves? They create a lot of momentum but they also create a lot of resistance. It's been awesome for my upper body strength but I'm guessing maybe it's too much too fast for a total noob like me?
I live in northern california in Healdsburg (Sonoma wine country) but I was born in San Diego near La Mesa :)
Hey thanks a lot for the tips, I will definitely keep all of this in mind. I kind of wonder if the toys are bad for me as well. Especially the gloves? They create a lot of momentum but they also create a lot of resistance. It's been awesome for my upper body strength but I'm guessing maybe it's too much too fast for a total noob like me?
I live in northern california in Healdsburg (Sonoma wine country) but I was born in San Diego near La Mesa :)
