Lap Swimming is Fun!

Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by Jay in Gym

So my trainer recommended I try swimming for one of my low intensity cardio days. I was somewhat hesitant at first, but after getting in and doing a couple laps I found that it’s a GREAT cardio exercise!

I just did a few laps and I was already breathing pretty hard. I remember back when I used to go to the community pool every summer, I never thought of it as exercise because it was just really fun to do. Well, when done properly I guess it can be exercise.

The only negative was that I had some great swimming shorts I bought about a month ago that fit fine when I bought them.. but at the gym they were about two inches too big.. so I had problems.

Other then that, swimming is a great new cardio exercise that I will integrate into my normal workouts at least once a week now.

Thanks Trainer Lance!

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Current Weight: 230
Blog Starting Weight : 268 lbs
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6 Responses to “Lap Swimming is Fun!”

Chad

25. Feb, 2010

Sounds like a good workout! Hope you were able to work out the situation with your swim trunks – LOL. A good problem to have, though!
.-= Chad´s last blog ..Laughing Through the Pain =-.

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AndrewENZ

26. Feb, 2010

All natural swimming eh!
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- Jay
  
  26. Feb, 2010
  
  Eh, I fixed the problem before I jumped it.
  
  No worries.
  
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