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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Kim has it right Penni,
Don't NOT join masters because you think you're not ready or not in good enough shape to swim on a team. Swimming is probably one of the most boring sports to practice, and doing it alone won't last. At least, for me.
I joined a masters team completely out of shape and overweight. 207 at 5,10. I had been swimming competitively most of my life, but when I first got back in, I could barely finish WARMUP. After a month or 2, my muscle recognition finally started to come back. But, if it wasn't for swimming with a team, getting motivation and comraderie of my teammates, I don't think I would have stuck it out for that long.
And in the end, 6 months later, I was 182, 25lbs I lost. Best weightloss program known to man (or woman) methinks.
Joe
Kim has it right Penni,
Don't NOT join masters because you think you're not ready or not in good enough shape to swim on a team. Swimming is probably one of the most boring sports to practice, and doing it alone won't last. At least, for me.
I joined a masters team completely out of shape and overweight. 207 at 5,10. I had been swimming competitively most of my life, but when I first got back in, I could barely finish WARMUP. After a month or 2, my muscle recognition finally started to come back. But, if it wasn't for swimming with a team, getting motivation and comraderie of my teammates, I don't think I would have stuck it out for that long.
And in the end, 6 months later, I was 182, 25lbs I lost. Best weightloss program known to man (or woman) methinks.
Joe
