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???
As out of shape as I was when I started, it was all about pain. I couldn't swim 100 yards without fins or stopping on the walls. A year later, it's pain and pleasure all rolled into one! I kind of enjoy the pain of a good sprint set when it feels like you might yack in the gutter after each interval! Could be that I'm just strange, but I bet there are some others who like it too.
As out of shape as I was when I started, it was all about pain. I couldn't swim 100 yards without fins or stopping on the walls. A year later, it's pain and pleasure all rolled into one! I kind of enjoy the pain of a good sprint set when it feels like you might yack in the gutter after each interval! Could be that I'm just strange, but I bet there are some others who like it too.
