Help!! I just signed up and now officially a Master Swimmer....Now What??? I really don't know where to start......
I used to swim in High School....a long time ago. I now take my son to swimming and stay and usually read a book when I noticed "older swimmers"......so now instead of reading I want to swim!!
I'll be swimming during open swim (so no coach avail), I'm about 100 pounds overweight......Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do...how I start this??? :confused: I want to start tomorrow, Monday, Jan 4.
Thank you so much!!! :)
Suzie
Congratulations!
In the event you want some coaching eventually, here is a list of places to swim (from the main page), where you might also find a coach:
http://www.usms.org/placswim/
There is a wealth of information on the site and the forums, and many posts from returning swimmers. Getting in is the first step, getting in tomorrow and the next day the second step. :D
When you are comfortable with being back in the water, work hard enough to pant. Enjoy the swims and the good feeling after!
Available on the site or the forums:
--Daily workouts (which can be scaled down and modified)
--Workouts from others who spontaneously put up threads (Betsy's one-hour workouts, Jonathan's "Fun, and Fast")
--Interesting blogs
--A personal fitness log, or "flog," under My USMS, where you can track your mileage in the pool or anything else you are working at
--Specific threads on how to swim faster faster, how to improve various strokes, how to kick better
--Chat on reading, movies, nutrition, nice places to swim
--Tons of encouragement!
Congratulations!
In the event you want some coaching eventually, here is a list of places to swim (from the main page), where you might also find a coach:
http://www.usms.org/placswim/
There is a wealth of information on the site and the forums, and many posts from returning swimmers. Getting in is the first step, getting in tomorrow and the next day the second step. :D
When you are comfortable with being back in the water, work hard enough to pant. Enjoy the swims and the good feeling after!
Available on the site or the forums:
--Daily workouts (which can be scaled down and modified)
--Workouts from others who spontaneously put up threads (Betsy's one-hour workouts, Jonathan's "Fun, and Fast")
--Interesting blogs
--A personal fitness log, or "flog," under My USMS, where you can track your mileage in the pool or anything else you are working at
--Specific threads on how to swim faster faster, how to improve various strokes, how to kick better
--Chat on reading, movies, nutrition, nice places to swim
--Tons of encouragement!
