I came form California and I'm overweight. In fact I didn't take up swimming until again until I spent 3 years in Arizona. Now, there was a country club pool I could have swam there but I didn't. In fact in my area in Arizona there are public pools or health club pools as just are ready as there was in California. I think that many people back east are probably are into other sports more like figure Skating, in fact a top figure skater name Sasha Cohen went back there to get better coaching and a better facility. Also, just because Long Island isn't into swimming as much as the Pacific region doesn't mean they don't workout. Also, I enjoy indoor pools, something that both California and Arizona lack. The weather is not always rosy in either states. There are sometimes bad rain storms in California in the January or February period and Monsoon conditions in Arizona in the summer. The New Yorkers are a little wiser to built the indoor pools, in Tempe we had rain problems and the 800 was delayed until the next day and the 200 IM relays got cancel. Now back east and in the mid-west where pools are mainly indoors they could have continue on with the meet.
Both coacst offer good faclilties and workouts to go along with them.
When I have traveled to either coast, I have always found places to swim & people to meet. Everyone was very enthused and energitic about working out. Plus they welcomed you if you were a vistor. :D
California & Florida offer more outdoor swimming because of the weather!:D In the New England & mid Altantic States (NJ, NY, Penn) they can not offer the outdoor envirnoment because of simple geographic reasons.
As stated earlier, yes in the east coast hockey is a bigger sport, at both the high school & college level because of the climate. In California, sports such as volleyball (beach & regular) and water polo are in higher demand because of where you are.
The times that I swam on either coast were both positive experiences.
It comes down to if the area that you are in offers a condusive environment to being fit. Yes, a person must motivate his/herself, but when you have the opportunities around you it is much easier.
Both coacst offer good faclilties and workouts to go along with them.
When I have traveled to either coast, I have always found places to swim & people to meet. Everyone was very enthused and energitic about working out. Plus they welcomed you if you were a vistor. :D
California & Florida offer more outdoor swimming because of the weather!:D In the New England & mid Altantic States (NJ, NY, Penn) they can not offer the outdoor envirnoment because of simple geographic reasons.
As stated earlier, yes in the east coast hockey is a bigger sport, at both the high school & college level because of the climate. In California, sports such as volleyball (beach & regular) and water polo are in higher demand because of where you are.
The times that I swam on either coast were both positive experiences.
It comes down to if the area that you are in offers a condusive environment to being fit. Yes, a person must motivate his/herself, but when you have the opportunities around you it is much easier.
