Fellow Swimmers!

Six days a week is a very impressive routine!

Swimming is my absolute favorite type of workout. I swim 40 lengths in a 50m pool which takes an hour for me and I try to do that at least 3 times a week. Last week I managed 5 times. I like to go very early and bring a thermos of coffee with me and enjoy the time just sipping my coffee next to the pool after my swim. I went this morning- I feel like going again even while writing this.

I started swimming a few weeks ago, since I have a knee injury and can't do anything else. I've been going in the early afternoon around supper time. It's been great! The pool is mostly empty and only starts filling up when I'm ready to leave. I feel like I'm slower than molasses though with only 1 leg I'm about 50-60 lengths in a 25m pool and takes about 40-60 mins

Our outdoor pools so hard to get times for, covid restrictions have gyms and indoor shut still. Covid numbers getting really low so hopefully can lose some of the restrictions.

I usually combine swim days and bike riding days by riding to the outdoor pool/ocean. Seasonal, 2-3 days/week. The ride from home is 14 mi per round trip. If I park at the pool/ocean instead, I'll ride in the local national park (Sandy Hook, NJ) for a 15-18mi ride. The pool sets aside 20 min of each hour for "adult swim," so we get "lane time" without bumping into clots of kiddies. In my 20 min period, I do easy-moderate laps, as my main activity is the cycling, and this repeats for as many hours as I spend at the facility (usually 4-5). This way, I'm using different muscles than cycling, or using the same muscles differently. Plus I enjoy it. If I do the ocean, then while my activity is even more casual, it is still a workout, and I believe the cool water further stimulates the metabolism to burn calories. Between the two activities, this is a pretty physical day. Male, 67yo, a few age-related issues, the least of which is overweight. This all makes a great seasonal fitness program (in winter, I substitute gym work for swimming). Sometimes, with the family, it's just a pool/ocean relax day with some attention to fitness swimming, without the bike. Full disclosure: last year was pretty much a bust for the total program and I did what I could around covid constraints; this year, the rules have relaxed. With things going on in life, I find it challenging to get more days at the pool per week.

We have a group here called "Swimmers!".
Come check it out. We have all skill levels.

I swim in my pool 3x a week and walk 3 days a week with 1 lonnnnnnnnnnnng walk on Saturday's