At my yearly physical last week a funny thing happened. The doctors staff informed me that swimming is not an aerobic exercise and that I would be better off walking briskly for 20 to 30 minutes a couple days each week.
I explained I try to swim 2 to 3 times each week for 60 to 90 minutes,and my workout is prepared by MO, ya'll might recognise that name. They asked me the distance I cover in that time and I responded with 2800 to 3500 yards or 1.5 to 2 miles depending on time.
Not good enough according to the staff. I should be walking. I will let the facts stand for themselves.
Age 48
Wt 149
BP 120/80
Pulse 60
Body Fat 18%
Total Cholesterol 194 (need to eat better)
Well it is off to the pool for another MO workout. Maybe I will walk briskly from my car to the pool and see if that counts. Thanks for those workouts MO I enjoy them.
Have a great day
Paul
Elaine,
I didn’t mean to pick on you, well not too much at least.
Having been lucky enough, in the past, to start up clubs in a couple of areas of the country, I realize the frustration there is in trying to get others to understand what we know about the value a coached Masters club brings to our aquatic community. And, I readily admit that we as an organization (USMS) don’t do a good enough job in helping our members organize and build clubs. We do have a couple of good club development handbooks on the web site, but we could definitely use some club mentoring.
Elaine,
I didn’t mean to pick on you, well not too much at least.
Having been lucky enough, in the past, to start up clubs in a couple of areas of the country, I realize the frustration there is in trying to get others to understand what we know about the value a coached Masters club brings to our aquatic community. And, I readily admit that we as an organization (USMS) don’t do a good enough job in helping our members organize and build clubs. We do have a couple of good club development handbooks on the web site, but we could definitely use some club mentoring.
