Ok, I know this problem has probably been tackeled before but I could use some advice for my own personal benifit. I'm 19 and about 50 lbs overweight. I'm 5'3 and weigh 190. I'm not horribly ashamed of my body or anything like that. But I do know that I am horribly out of shape. Ever since I was a kid I've loved to swim and when I was in 6th grade I finally got some training to learn the proper strokes. Durning that time I lost my baby fat and was in better shape than I have been in since. I joined the swimming team my freshman year and got all the way through the training season before I had to quit (due to my slack in grades). I've tried different work out routines, excercise videos, etc. But nothing has worked as well as swimming has. I am again going to start swimming to get into shape but I don't feel I'm ready to begin joining anything like masters. Does anyone have any suggestions for good swimming workouts that I could do 3-4 days a week that will get me back in shape and ready to join something like masters for competitions. Thanks to anyone who can help.
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Hi Melissa,
Readiness to join a Masters team has been discussed in this forum and a similar thread was for a while featured on the homepage. The gist of the responses was that anyone who can swim is ready to join Masters and from your description of your ability I would say you are a candidate.
I highly recommend joining a team. On a team you will find: motivation, camaraderie, instruction, encouragement and fun. Although you may enjoy solo workouts, they won't have the power of the team experience.
I have been a Masters swimmer for about 2 years, and based on what I have read in these threads, I believe my experience is pretty similar across the nation. My team has a range of swimmers from very beginner to Olympians. The swimmers are in a lane with people of similar ability and the coach adjusts the workout across the pool to suit the needs of each lane.
Meanwhile, this forum has a whole section on workouts from which you can probably find plenty of material to formulate some workouts for yourself.
Good luck!
Kim
Hi Melissa,
Readiness to join a Masters team has been discussed in this forum and a similar thread was for a while featured on the homepage. The gist of the responses was that anyone who can swim is ready to join Masters and from your description of your ability I would say you are a candidate.
I highly recommend joining a team. On a team you will find: motivation, camaraderie, instruction, encouragement and fun. Although you may enjoy solo workouts, they won't have the power of the team experience.
I have been a Masters swimmer for about 2 years, and based on what I have read in these threads, I believe my experience is pretty similar across the nation. My team has a range of swimmers from very beginner to Olympians. The swimmers are in a lane with people of similar ability and the coach adjusts the workout across the pool to suit the needs of each lane.
Meanwhile, this forum has a whole section on workouts from which you can probably find plenty of material to formulate some workouts for yourself.
Good luck!
Kim
