Hello All,
It's been awhile since I've been at the forums; about 4 months actually! AND... about that long since i've swum regularly as well!
This, for the last few years, has been my pattern. I will get into a groove and get into decent shape, then something will happen, i.e. I'll get sick, go on vacation, have a really busy week or two and not be able to go workout, holidays, etc.. and I'll lose it completely for about 2-4 months.. then it starts all over again.
Regardless, I ALWAYS find the pool calling my name after awhile until I absolutely have to get in it again, then of course remember how good it feels to be swimming..
My question is if anyone else has had similar issues with working out regularly, and what they have done, if anything, to overcome this?
Any hints or tricks to help get myself over the little hump and back into the pool quickly before I backslide would be GREATLY appreciated. (I am currently working on self discipline), and any hints on that would be great as well! ;)
Jeanette.
Thank you all for the great posts! I think perhaps it's a combination of things and a perspective change that needs to happen. I will certainly use all the info I have received through this post and give it a go again.... lots of great ideas, thanks for sharing!
Perhaps there is a little confusion though.. I have never really set goals for myself and gotten frustrated trying to reach them. (Perhaps I need to set some goals period...) I used to swim competitively, and I do already know all the strokes.. Obviously there is always room for improvement, but I feel good in the water (usually, there are always the bad days lol)
I live in Oklahoma, and there is no Masters team, or coach to speak of here, in Oklahoma City anyway, which can be frustrating. For awhile it looked like our YMCA was going to start a Masters team, but it seemed to fizzle out, and the guard that was going to coach got a job elsewhere...(also frustrating), this was a dissapointment to say the least.
Anyway, with that out of the way, I swam today for the first time in a few weeks and it was WONDERFUL as usual....
It's like I forget how good it feels to be swimming when I've been away for awhile..
ahhhhh.. it's good to be back.. I just hope I can make it over the next block.
Thanks again!
Jeanette.
Thank you all for the great posts! I think perhaps it's a combination of things and a perspective change that needs to happen. I will certainly use all the info I have received through this post and give it a go again.... lots of great ideas, thanks for sharing!
Perhaps there is a little confusion though.. I have never really set goals for myself and gotten frustrated trying to reach them. (Perhaps I need to set some goals period...) I used to swim competitively, and I do already know all the strokes.. Obviously there is always room for improvement, but I feel good in the water (usually, there are always the bad days lol)
I live in Oklahoma, and there is no Masters team, or coach to speak of here, in Oklahoma City anyway, which can be frustrating. For awhile it looked like our YMCA was going to start a Masters team, but it seemed to fizzle out, and the guard that was going to coach got a job elsewhere...(also frustrating), this was a dissapointment to say the least.
Anyway, with that out of the way, I swam today for the first time in a few weeks and it was WONDERFUL as usual....
It's like I forget how good it feels to be swimming when I've been away for awhile..
ahhhhh.. it's good to be back.. I just hope I can make it over the next block.
Thanks again!
Jeanette.
