Swimming for fitness (part 3). Dive in!

Today, for year's total, I reached 100.3 miles. :)

Been out of pool 2-3wks grrr need to get back now lurgy has passed. Just got that ugh it’s winter & every time we go swimming someone gets sick feeling again as SO many bugs about, but have membership so most go use it!
Hope tomorrow is a better day rights

Sorry to hear that rights. Hope the swim cheered you up a bit.

I'm back! Been away for a bit at a work conference, no pool and I was SOOOO glad to get back in the water this morning. Just an easy 1km but what an amazing mood lifter!

My OH trunks had gone on the behind when we went on holiday, luckily he had his spare set.

Gave half a Greek island a cracking view of the moon 🌑

I guess it depends if I felt like you were being interfering or if you were like me & it's hard to see sag on self but easier to see a suit going transparent on others, so really just wanted to help me know how bad it was getting.

No i didnt know it was going, i was grateful for being told.

So you know, Bruffin, that your costume is giving way but you are continuing to wear it? That may be her attitude too, which is fine of course. I was only going to say something if she didn't realise and might get embarrassed.

Yes, have been told, didnt bother me.

I wouldn’t avocado unless I knew them really well but I’m a chicken

Would you tell someone you don't know that her swimsuit is starting to go saggy at the back? There is someone I've seen twice now and her black costume is starting to give in the lower back / bottom area and I've chickened out of saying anything. Should I?

Usual 2km done today. Pool was quiet which I enjoyed but it did mean I went a bit slower than usual with nobody to push me on!

I hate swim hats, so dont wear one, but do find cloth ones more barable, but keep losing it at the pool.

Yes to the breathing and I think the breathing out hard underwater - blowing bubbles..is key. Oddsocks, once you crack breathing, you will be away and then you just need tips on stroke technique. Mastering the breathing also good for labour and I am sure it induces a zen feeling.

I think it’s this one www.proswimwear.co.uk/zoggs-deluxe-stretch-spandex-cap-black.html?fee=14&fep=16095&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3I2hn_Gn1wIVhbvtCh18-gOmEAQYAiABEgL8k_D_BwE
I got it in a little sports shop when on holiday it was about £6. Think it’s just called deluxe zoggs fabric hat

Link to your fabric hat, Trigirl? Mine looks like this. I have buckets of short fine hair on a big head. If my hair gets to shoulders I have to switch to XL size caps. My fabric hat just couldn't keep a grip once it was soaked thru.

Got a freebie cap felt a bit silly wearing it but was easier to cope with my hair.

Breathing getting easier to master but my arms really ache.

Aiming for ONE whole length of crawl but only managed 3/4 ..

I love my fabric zoggs hat it doesn’t slip off and hasn’t lost shape in 6mths. Different things suit different folk my hair is curly frizzy thick longish so maybe that’s why it suits me.
I’m missing my exercise thanks to winter bugs but did half hr run yesterday so maybe energy is starting to rtn again & might get my Monday night swim in.

fabric caps are rubbish, they loose elasticity & slip off -- or maybe that's just mine. But I still say don't bother. I actually use the swim caps DC got each time they moved a stage, we have so many that I think these might last me forever.

Breathing... Oddsocks. Swimming is all about the breathing. That's what lessons will teach you, how to breath & let face / head be in water. Once you master the skill of breathing while also allowing your face in the water, then a cap will become essential kit (unless you shave head, I suppose).

I’m all for caps but even though I have one I don’t wear it (for the same reason as OddSocks). I just pile all my hair up into a bun or plaits. I should maybe wear it...

My absolute worst is anyone with long hair left loose. I don’t want to pick stray strands of someone else’s hair off me! ^^

I wear a cap too. I used to just put my shoulder-length hair in a bun, but bits of hair got in my eyes and have found it much better to have the cap. It helps the condition of my hair too. I've got silicone one which is a breeze to put on (I had memories of unsuccessfully attempting to put on a cap at school).

Thanks Trigirl007 and rightsofwomen - I’ll buy a cap! Just got to build up to swim a whole length!! If I keep my head out of the water when I swimming then I can swim further but I’ve having lessons to swim properly which I’m practicing but I can’t swim as far!! How does that work?

I used to think that oddsocks but I’m a complete hat convert now as it keeps my hair out my eyes but I do prefer a fabric one as less hot and easier to put on over long hair.
I’m still out the pool & off running for a week with a throat/cold thing had hoped to get back on Sat but felt really ropey again today bit of a rebound virus.