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.
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Originally posted by jswim
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.
Have you tried down at the OU pool in Norman? I used to swim there, and there was often a good group of people there (and it's tucked far away enough from the other buildings that parking isn't a pain in the rear). It might also be a good place to look for others interested in forming a Masters team - a number of grad students, faculty and staff work out there.
Kae (OU Grad College, class of '00).
Originally posted by jswim
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.
Have you tried down at the OU pool in Norman? I used to swim there, and there was often a good group of people there (and it's tucked far away enough from the other buildings that parking isn't a pain in the rear). It might also be a good place to look for others interested in forming a Masters team - a number of grad students, faculty and staff work out there.
Kae (OU Grad College, class of '00).
