I realized recently that I am turning 40 this year. I really hadn't put that much thought into the whole thing until I realized that I am really out of shape. I used to swim a lot and I have always enjoyed it, however due to life and laziness I have failed to stay swimming.
I would like to get into that swimming shape again. I know that as you get older it just gets harder. But, I feel that this is probably the best workout for my body and the fact that once I am in the water (getting to the pool, I find is the hardest thing) I enjoy the work out.
My problem is that I want instant gratification. I want to be able to do 3000+ in the first week and when I can barely do 1000, I become disillusioned.
Any ideas, thoughts, etc.?
candy
Parents
Former Member
Welcome to the club. I've been a member of the 40 club since last July.
The spare tire around my waste, both brothers battling high cholesterol, two kids (8 and 5) already getting too heavy to lift in my out-of-shape shell and the stark realization that if I don't do something to reverse the decaying process, aging is going to be a pain in the butt. Those are the things that motivated me in the first place. A new YMCA with a great pool ONE BLOCK AWAY took from me every last shred of excuse I had.
Then I went to the workouts section of this site and checked out the workouts posted by Mo Chambers and others. I found them challenging but not unattainable. They made it easier to get up because I knew what I was going to do when I got to the pool. Then I started seeing the workouts as short-term goals to accomplish. Pretty soon, I was at 3000 yards in an hour workout. My general fitness started improving and my motivation followed.
Good luck. BTW, this site provides a lot of good motivation from some pretty insightful folks.
Welcome to the club. I've been a member of the 40 club since last July.
The spare tire around my waste, both brothers battling high cholesterol, two kids (8 and 5) already getting too heavy to lift in my out-of-shape shell and the stark realization that if I don't do something to reverse the decaying process, aging is going to be a pain in the butt. Those are the things that motivated me in the first place. A new YMCA with a great pool ONE BLOCK AWAY took from me every last shred of excuse I had.
Then I went to the workouts section of this site and checked out the workouts posted by Mo Chambers and others. I found them challenging but not unattainable. They made it easier to get up because I knew what I was going to do when I got to the pool. Then I started seeing the workouts as short-term goals to accomplish. Pretty soon, I was at 3000 yards in an hour workout. My general fitness started improving and my motivation followed.
Good luck. BTW, this site provides a lot of good motivation from some pretty insightful folks.
