For a relatively new fitness lap swimmer, would it be better, from the standpoint of building endurance and improving technique, to swim--for example--1/2 hour 6 days a week or 1 hour 3 days a week?
I enjoy swimming pretty much every day that I can, but don't enjoy constantly driving to the pool, changing, etc. etc. I'm wondering if the same training effect of "x" number of hours a week would change if one goes from every day to every other day.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this and thanks to all posters for this interesting an useful forum.
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after reading your last post...you want to focus on your techinique (which is very wise to avoid injury). when I first started (the first 2 years as an adult) I swam about 3 to 4 days a week for about 45minutes to an hour. i was slow, but i got to focus on my technique. garbage yardage just causes injuries in the long run.
again, you will probably get a zillion different answers to your question so do what feels good to you. thats what is most important.
after reading your last post...you want to focus on your techinique (which is very wise to avoid injury). when I first started (the first 2 years as an adult) I swam about 3 to 4 days a week for about 45minutes to an hour. i was slow, but i got to focus on my technique. garbage yardage just causes injuries in the long run.
again, you will probably get a zillion different answers to your question so do what feels good to you. thats what is most important.
