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Thesims201 said :
Going Swimming again in Feb should be fun, anyone else been swimming lately?

Happy New Year for you and for all! Hope all goes well & smooth like a dolphin in the big sea of life

Yeah, I've been swimming at the coast like usual but using my full body thermal suit at the moment, due to the current extreme conditions... Also adding some extra time to deal with December's Bacchanalia of food & drink... gulp

Leveling +110 all skills and completing stuff here and there

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Outsider said :
I am jealous of the fact that some of your schools and gym memberships give you access to a pool.
If I could do it, I'd add an olympic pool to every gym/school/work center. Swimming is one of the most (if not the most , according to sport medics) complete excercises.

Downside is the cost of infrastructure/maintenance of a well equipped pool and thus, the membership costs usually skyrocket. Can't imagine how much power an olympic-size pool ( 50 x 25 meters - 164 x 82 ft ) needs to mantain an adecuate water temperature... but it must be HELL COSTLY.

A Dawg15 said :
... the breathing pattern...
That, in my opinion, is actually the key to the whole swimming process. Maybe that's why combining this sport with other disciplines such as Yoga, meditation (Zen) and Tai chi, is a good idea

Thesims201 said :
now I'm going to stick to going 1-2 hours a week at least
If you can spare some time throughout the seven days, I strongly suggest distributing that 1-2 hours in small packs of 20 minutes (3-6 sessions) and either "advance" to 40 min max (2-3 alterned sessions e.g. Tue-Thu or Mon-Wed-Fri) or stick with the 20 min format.

This will increase your stamina to a good level anyway, i'm talking from self-experience: if you can get advice from a swimming instructor/sport medic, it'll be better of course.

Leveling +110 all skills and completing stuff here and there

17-Jan-2016 14:33:35

Lady Deluxe said :
If I could afford to go swimming once or twice a week for excersice I certainly would, same with the gym. Many years ago I went to the gym and it was so actictive and I loved it, I use to walked down (Ng)auranga Gorge, do approx 40 min work out, then work back up - those were the days

Nice! I'm going again tomorrow 200m Dunge, Rc, Mage and invention accomplished, + 120 Constitution/Slayer/Range/Summoning/Woodcutting/Mining/Defence/Strength and 110m fishing, got comp/MQC and 200m Fishing/Woodcutting/Mining as well as 120 herb/Farming/Cooking most 120s just Agility, Theiving, Hunter and Prayer left

24-Feb-2016 10:16:16

A Dawg15 said :
... the breathing pattern...
That, in my opinion, is actually the key to the whole swimming process. Maybe that's why combining this sport with other disciplines such as Yoga, meditation (Zen) and Tai chi, is a good idea

I haven't done yoga in forever, it's definitely a good workout plus a good stretch in itself or two!

On top of this, I even took a class a few months back to see what all I could improve on and another difficult thing I've learned about swimming is really trying to get my shoulders out of the water! It's tough but it's always so much fun trying a new challenge.

Plus, my favorite training method is and not sure if anyone else likes doing this but what I call breathing training in which I try to get down to the end of the pool (25m short ways) without coming up for air. Sometimes I can do it, sometimes I can't but if you do be careful doing that because I've almost passed out a time or two before

08-Mar-2016 02:45:16