I was at work yesterday and got asked an unusual question: How do I stay motivated to swim hours a day, every day, year after year?
I told the person that I would get back to them while I mulled over the answer. I thought back to this forum and suspect that most of the folks here compete and the competition motivates them. Me, I don’t compete, in fact, I only know how to swim one stroke, at one speed, never stopping. I guess that I just like to swim and be alone for a couple of hours every day with my own thoughts. While that works for me, I doubt it will prove useful for many others. So, how about the rest of you: What motivates you to keep swimming?
Swan
Motivation to keep on swimming
1) Feel better physically and mentally.
2) Injury prevention.
3) Fountain of youth.
4) Would feel guilty if I didn't!
5) Keep learning skills and getting better.
6) Appreciate being in a contrasting environment for part of every day.
7) I like to swim.
8) Meet new ppl in pool.
9) Expand horizons of what is possible for me.
Swan, there was a thread recently on people (especially at work) who just don't get it and ask idle questions or pass judgment, idly, on those who pursue something a bit out of their own experience. Based on thread responses, it seem rarely possible to have a real discussion, so I would just smile politely, murmur something general and innocuous ("It isn't that hard"), and change the topic.
Regards,
VB
Motivation to keep on swimming
1) Feel better physically and mentally.
2) Injury prevention.
3) Fountain of youth.
4) Would feel guilty if I didn't!
5) Keep learning skills and getting better.
6) Appreciate being in a contrasting environment for part of every day.
7) I like to swim.
8) Meet new ppl in pool.
9) Expand horizons of what is possible for me.
Swan, there was a thread recently on people (especially at work) who just don't get it and ask idle questions or pass judgment, idly, on those who pursue something a bit out of their own experience. Based on thread responses, it seem rarely possible to have a real discussion, so I would just smile politely, murmur something general and innocuous ("It isn't that hard"), and change the topic.
Regards,
VB
