Hi,
I have been swimming for a short time now, and have fallen in love with lap swimming. I am 37 years old female who is very overweight and out of shape. My weight was over 300 and I had many health problems. I made many life changes and now have lost 62 lbs. I discovered that I like to work out, but my stamina is really low right now. When I started swimming I just wanted to make it accross the pool. Now that I can do that, I want to increase my endurance, stamina, and learn how to swim with good technique.
I competed on a speech team in college, so I understand the advantage of working with a coach as well as maintaining a workout routine.
Fear has kept me from joining -- will I be laughed at when I show up at the pool? Do I need to wait until I have lost more weight to join? Am I too much of a "beginner" to join? I would rather have people tell me honestly if my weight is a problem, than be embarrassed at the pool.
Any input would be appriciated.
Thanks, Kelly
(sorry about spelling)
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Make fun of you ..Why?.. no that will not happen! Masters swimming is about people getting together to swim. One reason Masters swimming even started in the first place was to get groups of people together to get space in a pool to swim. Years ago indoor pools were further apart then now, and some times it would be hard to find a place to swim. You may see posts about lap times ect. races on Masters swimming. Some people like to compete but the bottom line is people getting together to SWIM! In every Masters club there are speedsters and competitors and .. just plain swimmers too ! Its for exercise and your overall health in the long run!
Make fun of you ..Why?.. no that will not happen! Masters swimming is about people getting together to swim. One reason Masters swimming even started in the first place was to get groups of people together to get space in a pool to swim. Years ago indoor pools were further apart then now, and some times it would be hard to find a place to swim. You may see posts about lap times ect. races on Masters swimming. Some people like to compete but the bottom line is people getting together to SWIM! In every Masters club there are speedsters and competitors and .. just plain swimmers too ! Its for exercise and your overall health in the long run!
