Hi all,
I've been faithfully going to practice 6x week for the past last year without missing but for the occasional work event/meeting keeping me away. I'd say about two weeks ago, after having a few months of making some good improvement in my times, I just started to feel bad in the water in general. I didn't feel like I was progressing at all. I felt like getting through practice was all I could do. I'm not ill or anything.
Now for the past week except for Monday, I've ignored all three of my alarm clocks and have not come to practice despite a fully packed bag ready to go.
I guess I'm just a bit burned out. I feel guilty for missing and know that every day that I'm out of the water I will have a even more painful return swim, but that’s just not been enough to get me out of bed.
Any suggestions for beating burn out?
I'd try one or both of the following strategies:
Give yourself permission to take time off, say, two weeks. Do other things with that time. Give yourself a chance to miss swimming without feeling guilty about not being there. Sometimes time away is just what you need.
When you do go to practice, swim in a slower lane or at the end of the lane. Tell yourself you're just going to take it easy for awhile, maybe concentrate on your stroke.
I'd try one or both of the following strategies:
Give yourself permission to take time off, say, two weeks. Do other things with that time. Give yourself a chance to miss swimming without feeling guilty about not being there. Sometimes time away is just what you need.
When you do go to practice, swim in a slower lane or at the end of the lane. Tell yourself you're just going to take it easy for awhile, maybe concentrate on your stroke.
