I've just returned to swimming, and wondered what a "Typical" Masters Swimmer averages per week. How many swims each week, and how many yards/meters are covered in those swims?
My routine is just three mornings a week, between 3500 to 5000 meters, taking 60 to 80 minutes. I can't imagine swimming more with a family and job, but remember swimming so much more as a child.
Is this a common realization for those returning to swimming (with both a family and job)?
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To answer your question Dominick, I am 36, daughter 7 and son 5, won't give the wifes age, I know better :-) As for work, I am in tech field as a network engineer/system administrator. My customer are gov't agencies, so unfortunately bad people don't work 9-5 thus for the round the clock hrs for when people decide to go and get themselves arrested.
As for the weights, I do those after the kids are asleep, at home. I keep it pretty simple, but it still hurts. I use 20lb dumbells and do numerous exercises with them. It ends up about 45 minutes with the weights then another 20 for crunches and the exercise ball. Weights I do every other day but the abs are done daily. Lucky for me, my wife is a physical therapist, so not only do i get cool gizmos to try when working my core but she also is very informative about the exercise techinques and whether I'm doing them properly or not.
To answer your question Dominick, I am 36, daughter 7 and son 5, won't give the wifes age, I know better :-) As for work, I am in tech field as a network engineer/system administrator. My customer are gov't agencies, so unfortunately bad people don't work 9-5 thus for the round the clock hrs for when people decide to go and get themselves arrested.
As for the weights, I do those after the kids are asleep, at home. I keep it pretty simple, but it still hurts. I use 20lb dumbells and do numerous exercises with them. It ends up about 45 minutes with the weights then another 20 for crunches and the exercise ball. Weights I do every other day but the abs are done daily. Lucky for me, my wife is a physical therapist, so not only do i get cool gizmos to try when working my core but she also is very informative about the exercise techinques and whether I'm doing them properly or not.
