Anyone else swimming?

Hmmm.....you enjoy it, so you'll likely will continue...it's not high
impact, so you likely won't get hurt...
any exercise is good exercise, under those conditions.

I'm not a swimmer, but I have concerns about induction flu and swimming...if
you're not adapted to LC and exercise, swimming *may* not be such a good
thing, as you can drown...but if you are and you have experience, perhaps
there is no issue there. Again, I'm not a swimmer....

Weight training is always a good thing if you are able...

http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/index.php

Read up there...

Liz J wrote:
:: Having another go at Atkins and adding exercise from the beginning.
::
:: I have joined gym that has a pool as I enjoy swimming and feel I am
:: more likely to keep up with an exercise I enjoy.
::
:: It is a 15m pool and I am doing 40 lengths each time. I alternate
:: lengths between breaststroke and backstroke. this takes about half
:: an hour.
::
:: Can anyone advise me on whether this is a good exercise regime? I
:: go 3 to 4 times a week. We have just had half-term and I went
:: everyday during this last week but I can' t keep that up during term
:: times.
::
:: Should I add any weight training to this? If so, what?
::
:: Thanks in advance for any help.
::
:: Liz

Quoted message said:

Having another go at Atkins and adding exercise from the beginning.

I have joined gym that has a pool as I enjoy swimming and feel I am more
likely to keep up with an exercise I enjoy.

It is a 15m pool and I am doing 40 lengths each time. I alternate lengths
between breaststroke and backstroke. this takes about half an hour.

Can anyone advise me on whether this is a good exercise regime? I go 3 to
4 times a week. We have just had half-term and I went everyday during
this last week but I can' t keep that up during term times.

Should I add any weight training to this? If so, what?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Liz

My first question was to ask if you are sure that it is a 15M pool, since
that is such a short length, but I see you are in the UK. Is it a good
exercise regime? It all depends on how you feel! Afterward, does your body
feel pleasantly relaxed and tired? Do you sleep better at night? Or do you
struggle to finish and are seriously winded the entire time? You need to
acquire a "base" so that you can expand upon it. That means doing long and
probably slow distance until you are comfortable with going that far and
your body is responding to the new demands put upon it. Both of the strokes
you have chosed are ones that allow you to breath without stress, so that
helps your body adjust to the exercise. If what you are doing seems too
easy, then expand to longer distances, different strokes, faster times, etc.
After all, you have to start somewhere! You're doing fine. Just let your
body tell you when it is time to go harder.

Pat in TX

Quoted message said:

Roger Zoul said:

Weight training is always a good thing if you are able...

http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/index.php

Read up there...

I second the recommendation - it's a great site.

Liz J said:

Having another go at Atkins and adding exercise from the beginning.

I have joined gym that has a pool as I enjoy swimming and feel I am more
likely to keep up with an exercise I enjoy.

It is a 15m pool and I am doing 40 lengths each time. I alternate lengths
between breaststroke and backstroke. this takes about half an hour.

Can anyone advise me on whether this is a good exercise regime? I go 3 to 4
times a week. We have just had half-term and I went everyday during this
last week but I can' t keep that up during term times.

Should I add any weight training to this? If so, what?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Liz

I don't swim.

But, that is because I don't enjoy it.

Your wise choice is to pick an exercise that you enjoy. Then you have a
better chance of keeping it up.

The "Best Exercise In The World" doesn't do you a darned bit of good if
you hate it.

Any "Fairly Good Exercise" that you do repeatedly is far better than the
"Best Exercise In The World", that you can only drag yourself to do a
couple of times a month.

You made a good choice.

Jim

--
1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book
2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplemental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins
book
4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other)

I was swimming about 3 to 4 times a week until a bike accident sidelined me
with a shoulder problem. I'm hoping to get back to swimming when the
shoulder problem fully resolves itself. I'm nearly there, though I can't
comfortably do the crawl stroke yet.

Swimming is a terrific upper and lower body, low-impact aerobic exercise.
Just be sure you don't have any health issues that would endanger you in the
water.

Also, be wary of overdoing any particular stroke with your shoulders. After
my shoulder injury, I did some research and found that a number of
middle-aged people with a brief history of swimming, wind up with shoulder
injuries from over extending themselves using one stroke exclusively.
Rotator cuff injuries were mentioned more than others.

Best wishes.

"Liz J" <thejordanschangethistoanatsignclara.net> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Having another go at Atkins and adding exercise from the beginning.

I have joined gym that has a pool as I enjoy swimming and feel I am more
likely to keep up with an exercise I enjoy.

It is a 15m pool and I am doing 40 lengths each time. I alternate lengths
between breaststroke and backstroke. this takes about half an hour.

Can anyone advise me on whether this is a good exercise regime? I go 3 to
4 times a week. We have just had half-term and I went everyday during
this last week but I can' t keep that up during term times.

Should I add any weight training to this? If so, what?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Liz

"Uncle Enrico" >I was swimming about 3 to 4 times a week until a bike
accident sidelined me

Quoted message said:

with a shoulder problem. I'm hoping to get back to swimming when the
shoulder problem fully resolves itself. I'm nearly there, though I can't
comfortably do the crawl stroke yet.

You can go to the pool and do walking exercises and range-of-motion
exercises. They are great for your body! I had rotator cuff surgery. I am
back to swimming, but I had to modify my strokes. For example, keep the
palm of the hand facing the body when doing the crawl or backstroke (well,
until it goes into the water). With the palm of the hand inward, that opens
up the shoulder area. Swimming with the back of the hand towards the body
pinches of the rotator cuff area. It was simple to change and doesn't look
too odd....

Pat in TX