i also swim 2 or 3 times weekly before at a club house. I swim at night usually after 7pm, But what scares me is that I tend to get sick often compared to before I started my routine. usually fever, flu or cough. Also I not sure why, but I feel yucky when I see somethings in the pool like any foreign stuff. Hence, next month Im trying to swim in another club house with another pool, hopefully I dont get sick often.

Also I think in Malaysia the weather is not nice to swim there are times i go change come out and its raining so I cant swim.

But its a good solo sport and can really can keep you healthy if you mix swimming with gym.

I never feel comfortable swimming at open sea though. Seeing the fishes and weird huge sea animals swim beneath me is very unsettling to me.

Condo swimming pool is ok, 25meters is sufficient for butterfly strokes.

i also swim 2 or 3 times weekly before at a club house. I swim at night usually after 7pm, But what scares me is that I tend to get sick often compared to before I started my routine. usually fever, flu or cough. Also I not sure why, but I feel yucky when I see somethings in the pool like any foreign stuff. Hence, next month Im trying to swim in another club house with another pool, hopefully I dont get sick often.

Also I think in Malaysia the weather is not nice to swim there are times i go change come out and its raining so I cant swim.

But its a good solo sport and can really can keep you healthy if you mix swimming with gym.

there are covered pools. but yes, it indeed helps if we have more of them + no session limit in most pools 

Active swimmer here, swim 2k km per session, 4 times a week.
Need cool water to swim laps so your body won't get overheat.

Training for Swimon open water events, next 10k km event in PD.
My pace is very bad 2m++ every 100m.

I have settled down here in Penang and chose Spice Setia Aquatic as my main play ground, top notch & well maintained facility. Permata Sport Complex is nice too, cheap but too far for me.

2m for every 100m is bad? Then should be a good swimming pace?

Active swimmer here, swim 2k km per session, 4 times a week.
Need cool water to swim laps so your body won't get overheat.

Training for Swimon open water events, next 10k km event in PD.
My pace is very bad 2m++ every 100m.

I have settled down here in Penang and chose Spice Setia Aquatic as my main play ground, top notch & well maintained facility. Permata Sport Complex is nice too, cheap but too far for me.

freestyle or breast stroke 2km? (50m x 40 laps not bad)

I only swim freestyle..

p/s not so much into open water swimming, have phobia of sea...

just a bit scary for me in open sea. Never feel comfortable.

I swim 3-4 times a week, but stamina not good. 1000m (front crawl) is the max distance for me. Very boring swimming laps,

Anything more than 1km might be boring swimming in the pool. Unless go w friends.

That's why Open Water is gaining popularity with strong swimmers. SWIMON organise clinics in PD and Putrajaya before their races.

open water swim actually is fun. and for a swimmer u will enjoy anytime in a good vis almost lake like open water swim. it is easier to float in sea so no worry. Train to have confident in floating skill first before u start swimming.

i did a few swimming marathon last time. now a fat uncle but my floating skill is top 1 top 2 even amongst good swimmers

open swimming aduh... have to worry about river pollution, sea snakes, collision with hard objects/stones/ rip current/ hantu air...

Hi,

Since this is a fitness forum, how many of you swim regularly?

It's one of the best exercise there is, but surprisingly not many people talk about it.