The Rec Center I occasionally swim at has starting blocks. I am aware that is a swim device that I am supposed to use once in awhile. The pool is very deep and used for daily swim team practice and some meets. Yet, there is always a bright yellow cone placed on the blocks during lap swimming hours. No one may use the starting blocks at this time. I find it irritating. No one could possibly get hurt unless they were especially idiotic. I guess they're worried about lawsuits. I saw someone doing backstroke starts once, but who wants to do those? This practice will discourage me from ever entering a non-OW event.
Tonight, I was doing a nice 3000 recovery swim at my local rec center. Wasn't using the starting blocks of course. I happened to have a conversation with a triathlete/triathlon coach from another rec center (no use of starting blocks there either of course). He said that his rec center had concerns about the aqua-aerobics/noodling classes. Apparently, over a 12 week period, none of the noodlers were losing any weight and sometimes gaining weight. (So were the instructors unless they taught the course on deck.) He opined that immersion in somewhat cold water for 45 minutes with gatorade at the ready was only conducive to gaining, not losing, weight. He said the rec center was beginning to worry about being sued by a noodler for failure to lose weight. Seriously.
Geek: What are you doing now?
Tonight, I was doing a nice 3000 recovery swim at my local rec center. Wasn't using the starting blocks of course. I happened to have a conversation with a triathlete/triathlon coach from another rec center (no use of starting blocks there either of course). He said that his rec center had concerns about the aqua-aerobics/noodling classes. Apparently, over a 12 week period, none of the noodlers were losing any weight and sometimes gaining weight. (So were the instructors unless they taught the course on deck.) He opined that immersion in somewhat cold water for 45 minutes with gatorade at the ready was only conducive to gaining, not losing, weight. He said the rec center was beginning to worry about being sued by a noodler for failure to lose weight. Seriously.
Geek: What are you doing now?
