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One unexpected result for me was rediscovering how much I actually loved skiing. I had been talking the talk about loving skiing for the last 6 years or so but truthfully as I gained weight I found that my boots were incredibly painful, I needed frequent rests on the way down the slope to give my feet and joints a break,…

That is interesting information fishgutzy, and not something I had considered! I may need to have another think about whether this is feasible. I have never swum with music either but thought since the device would be sitting on my wrist already it might be worth considering if it was easy enough to do.

Did my first swim after the cortisone shot in my shoulder. Only 1.25km which is about half of normal but it was nice just to get back in the water after 2 weeks. The main pool was busy with a lifesaving competition so it was back into the dive pool today. It was quiet though which was nice, I think a lot of people may have…

I think I've found the perfect time to swim! 9pm on a friday night - absolute bliss. I went last friday for a recovery swim (as I was a walking bundle of DOMS from the gym :s ) and found that the main pool was closed off for canoe polo and lap swimmers were in the dive pool. Luckily night swimming apparently isn't to…

I swam 3km last session and was completely stoked, this is the most I've swum in about 10 years! I hit my normal 2.5k mark and the shoulder wasn't as sore as it normally is at that point so I thought to myself I might as well try for 250m more, and then at that point the 3k mark was only 250m away and I thought I could…

2.65km this morning in 55mins (was meant to be 2.5km but I mucked up my maths) 500 mixed 4x100 IM w 20s 100 kick 6x50m free @ 80% on 60s 350 kick with fins 500 mixed 500 free with fins

I've had about a month off due to my usual pool closing down for the winter and life being busy. Swam twice this week. 2km in 50mins for the first session back, but it was extra tough due to being out of the water for so long, the pool configured at 50m, and no lane ropes at all across the ten lanes! I managed to swim…

2km (whoohoo!) in 45 mins 400 mixed warmup 400 kick with fins 4x100 IM with 20s 200 kick 4x50 free on 60s 100 kick 300 mixed cool down I got to swim for free this morning which was awesome. There was a bunch of Uni students at the pool dressed in bright colours to raise awareness for mental illness. The lifeguard on duty…

Forgot to post yesterdays swim! 1800m in 50 mins 300 mixed warmup 100 kick 3x100 IM 100 kick 4x50 free on 60s 400 free with fins 100 kick 300 mixed cool down Went in the evening to the outdoor pool which was a bit of a change as I normally do a morning swim. It was so much busier! I'm out of practice swimming with lots of…

1700m in 50mins 300 mix warmup 200 kick 3x100 IM with 20s rest 200 kick 4x50 free on 60 @ 80% 200 kick 300 mix cool down I'm going well with increasing my distance by 100m each time I swim. What I was really happy with this session was my times in the 50 free. Did it in 44/45/45/45 (normally 44/47/48/49) so seeing some…

1600m in 40 mins: 300 warm up 100 kick 4x100 IM 200 kick 4x50 free on 60s 100 kick 100 freestyle drill 200 warm down I had a break over the long weekend and celebrated my friends wedding and was surprised how happy I found myself today to get back into the routine of swimming and healthy eating (and no alcohol for a…

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Thanks for the welcome! I changed it up today and swam in the evening. I think I much prefer a morning swim though, even if it is a lot busier. 1.5km for me of mixed strokes and distances in about 45mins. 300 warm up mixed 200 kick 2x 100 IM 200 kick 4x50m T60 @ 80% 100 kick 300 warm down mixed I really can't wait until my…

Hi All! I'm a newbie here but thought I would post my swim as a way to keep motivated :smiley: I swam competitively about 12 years ago but haven't been in the pool much since a bad shoulder injury. Today I checked out an outdoor salt water pool for the first time. It was cold and rainy but the pool was warm enough!…