According to the recent poll it seems more people swim in the morning than other time of the day. Without considering the factors of distance from home to pools and work schedule, etc., would you still swim the time you do now? I can think of some pros and cons of morning/evening/midday swims:
Morning swim:
Pros: Great start of the day! Good feeling carried throughout the day. :) Water is cleaner, too.
Cons: May get sleepy or tired by late afternoon. :(
Evening swim:
Pros: No time pressure. Calm and relaxing after a long day of work. No need to take another shower at home.:)
Cons: May be too exhausted to get up early the next day. :( End of day water not as clean as morning.
Midday swim:
Pros: Take a good change of mind and a good break!
Cons: Time consuming. May have to go back to work looking like a bedraggled bird if your hair doesn't dry in time ;)
Anything to add?
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Some people are morning persons; others are not.
And this changes with time (I used to be a morning person. Up and about and raring to go at 0500.) But since I've been having trouble sleeping and now being on some three/four sleeping pills/aids and other medications, I have a hard time getting moving in the morning. Also, this being Canada, ten months of the year, after getting home at around 1730 and having a bite to eat, it's too dreary (and cold) out to even think of going out for a 2000 swim. Short of winning the lottery and (retiring, of course) building a home with indoors and outdoors swimming pools, I'll just let my old bones (and sciatica and slipped disc) dictate my behaviour.
Some people are morning persons; others are not.
And this changes with time (I used to be a morning person. Up and about and raring to go at 0500.) But since I've been having trouble sleeping and now being on some three/four sleeping pills/aids and other medications, I have a hard time getting moving in the morning. Also, this being Canada, ten months of the year, after getting home at around 1730 and having a bite to eat, it's too dreary (and cold) out to even think of going out for a 2000 swim. Short of winning the lottery and (retiring, of course) building a home with indoors and outdoors swimming pools, I'll just let my old bones (and sciatica and slipped disc) dictate my behaviour.
