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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Not everyone can do a masters team. Some people like myself because of our jobs have hours that don't fit into a team schedule and also the nearest team is about 18 to 20 miles on the other side of town. Also, one can motivate oneself without a team. When I decided to go back into competition I started to workout more. As an adult it up to you to swim. There are no parents around to push you to practice like when you were a kid. The coach can make suggestions but it still comes down to you.
Not everyone can do a masters team. Some people like myself because of our jobs have hours that don't fit into a team schedule and also the nearest team is about 18 to 20 miles on the other side of town. Also, one can motivate oneself without a team. When I decided to go back into competition I started to workout more. As an adult it up to you to swim. There are no parents around to push you to practice like when you were a kid. The coach can make suggestions but it still comes down to you.
