I swim for pleasure how about you???

For the pure joy of it; for the feeling of a smooth stroke (only in Free, I'm afraid); for trying to see if I can improve my times without hard training (but occasionally swimming hard); for the elation I feel when a fellow swimmer (even better when it's a swimeress) tells me, "Did I just see you do those 25m in 3strokes (cycles, on good days)? Incidentally (or co-incidentally) it also relaxes me; it improves my fitness (after 45+ years of heavy smoking. Quit in 2/2/02), it -along with medication- has controlled my blood pressure; from borderline diabetic I'm now normal (blood sugar-wise). I just love it (specially when the water's not -too- cold.) :cane: :canada::toohurt::canada: Are you swimming for pleasure when you are traning? I swim for relaxation. I swim for fitness. I swim to keep my blood pressure down. I swim to lower my blood sugar. Do I need to split my gut like so many of you are doing???

For the pure joy of it; for the feeling of a smooth stroke (only in Free, I'm afraid); for trying to see if I can improve my times without hard training (but occasionally swimming hard); for the elation I feel when a fellow swimmer (even better when it's a swimeress) tells me, "Did I just see you do those 25m in 3strokes (cycles, on good days)? Incidentally (or co-incidentally) it also relaxes me; it improves my fitness (after 45+ years of heavy smoking. Quit in 2/2/02), it -along with medication- has controlled my blood pressure; from borderline diabetic I'm now normal (blood sugar-wise). I just love it (specially when the water's not -too- cold.) :cane: :canada::toohurt::canada: Are you swimming for pleasure when you are traning? I swim for relaxation. I swim for fitness. I swim to keep my blood pressure down. I swim to lower my blood sugar. Do I need to split my gut like so many of you are doing???