yeah.. i miss swimming.. although not doing it competitively, but it sort of having therapeutic property on me esp. when i am stress or depressed

used to be have super tough time from work last time,
after i back from work, i will just put on my swim trunk, grab my googles and towel and just head to my condo pool and swim until i am okay

Now,
i tried replace it with others form of exercise like stationary cycle, cross training, brisk walk around my condo. nothing come close to gliding thru water and floating on my back in a pool
miss those days (not incl. those stress tho )

Hi,

Swiming is kinda too easy unless I use some form of water resistent tool for olympic athletes in water. I'm in my 40's. My parents in their 70's swim almost everyday. Due to MCO, they cannot swim these days. Walking is harsh for my mom's knee problems.

Hi! I used to swim a lot before the quarantine. Then only worked out in the gym, but now I miss the pool. I hope to get back in, it's good for my health after all.

it is not easy for me especially butterfly, half lap already breathless and no energy already.

Freestyle and breaststrokes are easy though.

I agree. Butterfly not easy. Even though I do CrossFit, I have mobility problems. So there are some things I cannot do, one of them is butterfly unfortunately.

Too easy?
How many lengths do you do per session? What's your timing per length?

I used to have a lap pool with 2 lanes in the house. about 18 meter long.

18m, no wonder you said it's easy.

Continuous swimming in 20 minutes is easy. I'd rather do weight training in fact. The swimming is a good workout, it just depends on ur preference.

As Mushigen pointed above, if u swim 18meter laps it would not be a surprise if it doesn't push you beyond the aerobic stage. Something equivalent to jogging a few KM.

More dedicated swimmers might include anaerobic workouts or swim faster eg averaging 50m/min.

Good point. Thanks.

30 laps!
wow not bad

A swimmer friend preparing for Pulau Kapas-Marang crossing in June

wow

I used to swim more because the university had a free pool. I like the fact that swimming allows me to keep my body in shape. Now, due to quarantine, I can't go to the pool, but I would like to go back to it. Still, I like it better than running.

yea, better upper body tone than running.

is public pool open now?

I can never get used to any other sports apart from Swimming. Then it's also because i fell down when i was 13~14 on my knee, didn't take care of it and now i can barely walk up the stairs without feeling pain the entire day. T__T

So swimming has always been the go-to sports for me.

have you have not gone for MRI to check on your knee?

i went to see a doctor specialises in sports injuries before. He told me nothing serious, but i might experience early arthritis since didn't take of it before.

Now i'm taking glucosamine already.