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 agree with all the answers above, but one other element could be your own mind, may be it is not just your body who is asking for rest but your mind also, perhaps you also need distraction in another way, the routine also makes you to feel tired.
When I feel too tired for my swimming practices, I switch for another activity for a couple days, bicycling or lifting weight, somethimes I do something with my kids instead going to swim.
Playing tennis with a friend or with my wife also helps me to relax... but I try to play against her if we are playing doubles because if not instead of relaxing it is the other way around.:D :D
I agree with all the answers above, but one other element could be your own mind, may be it is not just your body who is asking for rest but your mind also, perhaps you also need distraction in another way, the routine also makes you to feel tired.
When I feel too tired for my swimming practices, I switch for another activity for a couple days, bicycling or lifting weight, somethimes I do something with my kids instead going to swim.
Playing tennis with a friend or with my wife also helps me to relax... but I try to play against her if we are playing doubles because if not instead of relaxing it is the other way around.:D :D
