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.
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Ah, the Geek emerges from his cave, cranky as the dickens, nostalgic for the days when the forum crackled with viscious, vulpine vituperation of the most uncivil nature...
That was when the forum had some real entertainment value. At least it's still got some great purple prose.
If noodlers aren't losing any weight, which I'm sure they're not judging from how slowly they move, is there any medical benefit at all from sitting in a pool with a noodle or other floatation devices?
I'm sure these classes are not being pitched as weight loss guarantee programs, but I guess there may some implicit message that it is somehow beneficial. But how?
Ah, the Geek emerges from his cave, cranky as the dickens, nostalgic for the days when the forum crackled with viscious, vulpine vituperation of the most uncivil nature...
That was when the forum had some real entertainment value. At least it's still got some great purple prose.
If noodlers aren't losing any weight, which I'm sure they're not judging from how slowly they move, is there any medical benefit at all from sitting in a pool with a noodle or other floatation devices?
I'm sure these classes are not being pitched as weight loss guarantee programs, but I guess there may some implicit message that it is somehow beneficial. But how?
