I swam competitively from the time I was 7yrs old the whole way through college. After I graduated, I decided to take a few years off and try to do some serious weight lifting. I did moderate cardio work during this couple of year stretch - I don't really consider my self to be out of shape, just out of "swimming shape" :(
Anyways, I'm getting ready to start swimming again. I've been doing a lot of running to try to get a little closer to what I feel would be in shape for practicing.
Any thoughts on how to "ease" back into serious workouts. The fitness center that I belong to has a masters program, but I would be nowhere near ready to participate.
Thanks,
-cotfessi
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I started by just swimming laps. I had been away from swimming for a long time and just getting to the end of the pool seemed like an effort at first. However, I got better and better, and now I do events like the 200 fly and the 400 IM.
So, my advice is to just get in there and swim some laps - you will be doing interval training before you know it.
I started by just swimming laps. I had been away from swimming for a long time and just getting to the end of the pool seemed like an effort at first. However, I got better and better, and now I do events like the 200 fly and the 400 IM.
So, my advice is to just get in there and swim some laps - you will be doing interval training before you know it.
