Yesterday, Mike called and asked if I wanted to hit the Rec Center for a swim today. I agreed with some hesitation, because I've never swam for the purpose of working out. So, Mike gets to the house at 5:30 am and surprisingly I am up and ready to go. We get to the rec center, get changed and get in the pool. We start on our first lap and I remember why I have never added swimming to my workout routine. I really can't swim and I look like a wounded dolphin. I go down to one end of the pool and back. As soon as I get back I see Mike talking to the life guard Kirsten and she suggested I/we try to use the kick boards to try and work on our kicking mechanics. Well, that did not work so well. It was very frustrating, because no matter how hard I kicked I did not go anywhere. I muddled through trying the kick board. I really hopped I was not going to have to do this much longer. I was correct! Kirsten, said the kick board might not be for me, so she suggested the "breast stroke". It worked much better then the kick board. After a few laps with the breaststroke, Kirsten then suggested that I also incorporate a backstroke, until I was able to get my breathing under control. I started doing the breaststroke down and then the backstroke up. After 1hr of swimming, I was done. My body was exhausted. So, We finished up, thanked Kirsten, and headed home.
The swim felt good, glad we can add something else to the workout routine to give my news a rest.
Thanks again to Kirsten and the other Lifeguard on duty at the Longview Rec Center this morning for the tips and pointers.
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