Comments on: Milestone #1 (Mine, Not Josie’s) http://lizawashere.com/2009/03/17/milestone-1-mine-not-josies/ Mother. Partner. Lawyer. Writer. Grad Student. Activist. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:54:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Katie http://lizawashere.com/2009/03/17/milestone-1-mine-not-josies/comment-page-1/#comment-150922 Katie Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:06:11 +0000 http://lizawashere.com/?p=1300#comment-150922 I thank regular childhood visits to the UWM swimming pool for the fact that gyms/health clubs don't automatically scare me per se... although I can safely say I still don't use any of the machines. I've been swimming on and off ever since. At my best I was doing a mile four times a week, although I'm not doing that now. I would advise you to listen to your body rather than necessarily sticking with 20 minutes though the rest of March. You will find you get a second burst of energy which propels you to do more after you've been swimming a while. Also, always stretch before and after as this stops your muscles getting stiff. I find swimming helps enormously to clear my mind, especially if I'm stressed. Good for you for getting back to it; hope you enjoy! (Also: I always use the sauna as a bribe to myself for going to the pool in the first place...) I thank regular childhood visits to the UWM swimming pool for the fact that gyms/health clubs don’t automatically scare me per se… although I can safely say I still don’t use any of the machines.

I’ve been swimming on and off ever since. At my best I was doing a mile four times a week, although I’m not doing that now. I would advise you to listen to your body rather than necessarily sticking with 20 minutes though the rest of March. You will find you get a second burst of energy which propels you to do more after you’ve been swimming a while. Also, always stretch before and after as this stops your muscles getting stiff.

I find swimming helps enormously to clear my mind, especially if I’m stressed. Good for you for getting back to it; hope you enjoy! (Also: I always use the sauna as a bribe to myself for going to the pool in the first place…)

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