Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
More people do some form of water-related exercise daily than any other type of exercise. USMS can't have its audience only be competitive swimmers because there aren't really enough to warrent a magazine.
Are you suggesting we expand this magazine to include the noodlers? I can see the first article - How to exercise without exerting yourself and keep your hair dry.
I think a lot of people claim to water exercise because it's a big overall process to go to the pool, change, swim, shower, change, etc. That does not equate to actual exercise. I can honestly say of the people I see at the pool on a daily basis, 50% or fewer are actually doing something called exercise.
If you put on running shoes and jog, even slowly, you are exercising. If you put on a suit and sit on a noodle while gabbing with your fellow flabians, that is not exercise. Nor is elementary backstroke exercise.
I really have no interest in reading articles about non competitive swimmers, what's the interest in that? If I need to know how people float, I'll just ask one of the noodlers but see no need for us to devote time to those who see swimming as a leisurely endeavor.
Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
More people do some form of water-related exercise daily than any other type of exercise. USMS can't have its audience only be competitive swimmers because there aren't really enough to warrent a magazine.
Are you suggesting we expand this magazine to include the noodlers? I can see the first article - How to exercise without exerting yourself and keep your hair dry.
I think a lot of people claim to water exercise because it's a big overall process to go to the pool, change, swim, shower, change, etc. That does not equate to actual exercise. I can honestly say of the people I see at the pool on a daily basis, 50% or fewer are actually doing something called exercise.
If you put on running shoes and jog, even slowly, you are exercising. If you put on a suit and sit on a noodle while gabbing with your fellow flabians, that is not exercise. Nor is elementary backstroke exercise.
I really have no interest in reading articles about non competitive swimmers, what's the interest in that? If I need to know how people float, I'll just ask one of the noodlers but see no need for us to devote time to those who see swimming as a leisurely endeavor.
