I'm not saying all of our tech-suit wearing membership are fatties. I am saying that those who are need to not be encouraged to continue to stop by Krispy Kreme for coffee and donuts after practice - and that everyone needs to look for healthier alternatives to maintaining and increasing their speed in the water.
That's one way to look at things. And it is true that I have heard quite a few people (mostly jokingly) talk about having to lose weight once the tech suits are gone.
But I have a related, self-image type of issue, and it is the reason I get turned off whenever someone says that masters swimmers need to cover up and have "compression suits." The vast majority of us -- even those who aren't really very overweight -- don't have the bodies we had when we were younger. I don't like hearing that, because of this, maybe we ought to be covering them up.
Yes, a masters meet doesn't look like a college meet or the Olympics with all those hard bodies. So what? We are what we are. I don't think we have anything to be ashamed of. By participating in masters workouts and competitions we are taking positive steps to a healthy lifestyle.
I'm not saying all of our tech-suit wearing membership are fatties. I am saying that those who are need to not be encouraged to continue to stop by Krispy Kreme for coffee and donuts after practice - and that everyone needs to look for healthier alternatives to maintaining and increasing their speed in the water.
That's one way to look at things. And it is true that I have heard quite a few people (mostly jokingly) talk about having to lose weight once the tech suits are gone.
But I have a related, self-image type of issue, and it is the reason I get turned off whenever someone says that masters swimmers need to cover up and have "compression suits." The vast majority of us -- even those who aren't really very overweight -- don't have the bodies we had when we were younger. I don't like hearing that, because of this, maybe we ought to be covering them up.
Yes, a masters meet doesn't look like a college meet or the Olympics with all those hard bodies. So what? We are what we are. I don't think we have anything to be ashamed of. By participating in masters workouts and competitions we are taking positive steps to a healthy lifestyle.
