Help!
I'm trying to aquire the motivation to swim daily...well six days a week, one day of rest. I need to lose around 50 pounds by winter, but I still can't get myself in the pool.
I don't know why. I guess a few reasons could be:
(1) Social anxiety
(2) People seeing how fat I am
(3) Failing
Can someone help me gain motivation to get into the pool so I can improve my life?
Thanks!
Best,
Chris
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Former Member
Just a thought on doing 500 yards on the first plunge in the pool.
You may be surprised how hard that will be. You may be surprised how hard just ONE LENGTH can be, if you haven't been swimming before.
I would suggest this: At the outset, pick an amount of time you want to stay in the pool. Perhaps 20 minutes. Do one length (or two if you find you are up to it right away.) Rest until you feel like you can do another. You might not be able to do 10 lengths in 20 minutes the first time out. And if it works out that way, it's OK. Whatever you find you do this way will be your starting point to grow from. From there, you can add to the overall length of time for subsequent workouts, you can decrease the amount of rest in between repetitions, and you can increase how fast you do each length. Don't try to increase on all fronts with each workout. Just increase a smidgeon here and a tad there from workout to workout. After a month or two, look back at that first workout and see your progress. I suspect you'll be pleased.
Just a thought on doing 500 yards on the first plunge in the pool.
You may be surprised how hard that will be. You may be surprised how hard just ONE LENGTH can be, if you haven't been swimming before.
I would suggest this: At the outset, pick an amount of time you want to stay in the pool. Perhaps 20 minutes. Do one length (or two if you find you are up to it right away.) Rest until you feel like you can do another. You might not be able to do 10 lengths in 20 minutes the first time out. And if it works out that way, it's OK. Whatever you find you do this way will be your starting point to grow from. From there, you can add to the overall length of time for subsequent workouts, you can decrease the amount of rest in between repetitions, and you can increase how fast you do each length. Don't try to increase on all fronts with each workout. Just increase a smidgeon here and a tad there from workout to workout. After a month or two, look back at that first workout and see your progress. I suspect you'll be pleased.
