How do you correctly "listen to your body"? If you swim on a regular basis you seem to build up a certain level of fatigue. So if on a particular day you feel more tired than usual and/or you're having trouble maintaining the paces you can typically maintain how do you know whether you should push through it or if your body needs rest? I've read in swimming books that you can get to a point of "failing adaptation" but I don't think I'm at that point because I swim appx 5 days a week and 3500-4500 yards each day.
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I really like John's answer above. Two things I have also noticed - if I get too broken down it takes a long time to warm up and feel good in the water, I also start getting asthma problems when I am very tired. These might not pertain to you but you might find your own ques that tell you that your body has had enough. Ultimately you want to back off before you get sick or hurt.
I really like John's answer above. Two things I have also noticed - if I get too broken down it takes a long time to warm up and feel good in the water, I also start getting asthma problems when I am very tired. These might not pertain to you but you might find your own ques that tell you that your body has had enough. Ultimately you want to back off before you get sick or hurt.
