Greetings group
I hope this doesn't come across as 'needing therapy' but I need your collective advice. I've recently rediscovered healthy living. I've lost over 50 pounds since March when I began walking, then running while eating better and cutting back on the booze. Yes, I still cuss and spit. The problem began when I upped my running mileage and did speed work. This brought back many of the old injuries which ended my healthful living in my early twenties. I now feel that running will always be a seconday sport for me. I'm simply too banged up and undisciplined to stretch/PT so as to maintain running health. I've choosn swimming as my main outlet.
Realize that I hate swimming and have yet to hit the pool. My questions are: how do I learn good form? What is a good beginner's workout? Do I really need to wear a speedo? Do I need to stretch? Will I bulk up from muscle gain? Or can I expect to get that sleek build typical of swimmers? What other advice do you have for a beginner?
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the words hate and swimming should never be put in the same sentence....
to get good form watch others in your pool and try to imitate their techniques,i believe firmly that to be a good swimmer you must enjoy what your doing or you'll be destined to fail
as with all physical sports you need to warm up(stretch,take the first few laps easily without going flat out)also remember to warm down(last few laps easily)also do the stroke that you find most comfortable to begin with,you may struggle if you jump straight into 1500metre fly..try maybe headup breastroke just till you get better then do free or backstroke.maybe try underwater swimming which is fun for beginners,get some goggles for most fun seeing underwater
the words hate and swimming should never be put in the same sentence....
to get good form watch others in your pool and try to imitate their techniques,i believe firmly that to be a good swimmer you must enjoy what your doing or you'll be destined to fail
as with all physical sports you need to warm up(stretch,take the first few laps easily without going flat out)also remember to warm down(last few laps easily)also do the stroke that you find most comfortable to begin with,you may struggle if you jump straight into 1500metre fly..try maybe headup breastroke just till you get better then do free or backstroke.maybe try underwater swimming which is fun for beginners,get some goggles for most fun seeing underwater
