I am 45 years old and swim 2 to 3 times per week. I swim for aeobic benefits and general fitness. I do not race and don't feel a need to improve my speed. I only have 30 minutes in the pool for each workout session. Does anyone have ideas on good workouts that are challenging but do not go overboard? Thanks.
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Good points,
I had envisioned the swimmer who is good enough to swim a mile nonstop, but not too fast, and who was in it just to keep in shape. That would be a subset of the people you discussed, and probably a small one at that. I didn't think such a person would be all that interested in swimming gracefully or easily or fast when the point is to get tired. But Emmett and Jeff have changed my mind.
Except, perhaps people who have good technique have it because they enjoy swimming, not the other way around. And that golf thing - - I practice my swing (every four months or so) to be better than my wife and not be last (or *so* last) in any foursome I might be in - that sounds like competition to me (as does the vanity argument). Otherwise the only reason to golf is to get a good walk, and the worse I do the more walking I get. But maybe that's the attitude I expected from the fitness swimmer . . .
Good points,
I had envisioned the swimmer who is good enough to swim a mile nonstop, but not too fast, and who was in it just to keep in shape. That would be a subset of the people you discussed, and probably a small one at that. I didn't think such a person would be all that interested in swimming gracefully or easily or fast when the point is to get tired. But Emmett and Jeff have changed my mind.
Except, perhaps people who have good technique have it because they enjoy swimming, not the other way around. And that golf thing - - I practice my swing (every four months or so) to be better than my wife and not be last (or *so* last) in any foursome I might be in - that sounds like competition to me (as does the vanity argument). Otherwise the only reason to golf is to get a good walk, and the worse I do the more walking I get. But maybe that's the attitude I expected from the fitness swimmer . . .
