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.
I got summoned to NJ for a few months recently for work. I was horrified until I got there and quickly realized what a beautiful state it was. I even found a great YMCA two miles from my hotel to swim at. All-in-all I found it a great experience, although it was cold in the winter. I was very pleased with the state and it's people, no complaints at all.
I read all these replies and found them somewhat amusing, especially the ADD diversion.
I don't know which is better, East or West. I'm partial to the South but will make no outlandish claims other than to say Southern cooking is my favorite among them all. Well, except for Manhattan clam chowder, which is also quite tasty.
I got summoned to NJ for a few months recently for work. I was horrified until I got there and quickly realized what a beautiful state it was. I even found a great YMCA two miles from my hotel to swim at. All-in-all I found it a great experience, although it was cold in the winter. I was very pleased with the state and it's people, no complaints at all.
I read all these replies and found them somewhat amusing, especially the ADD diversion.
I don't know which is better, East or West. I'm partial to the South but will make no outlandish claims other than to say Southern cooking is my favorite among them all. Well, except for Manhattan clam chowder, which is also quite tasty.
