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Swam Friday morning. Swam Saturday morning. Counted laps Saturday morning: 1/3 mile. My back and arm and shoulder and side muscles had a nice ache Saturday afternoon, but I suspect that's more because of my rock-solid tension during my flight lesson that day. Ah well. It is pleasant to imagine that the weariness came from the seedling of a good workout.
(It was in the low forties Saturday morning. Outdoor pools are cold then, I don't care HOW warm the water supposedly is!)
My left shoulder is popping and crunching with every stroke. Truly distracting. I swam one-armed for a while on Friday just to get rid of the sensation. Betcha didn't know I could swim one-armed. Neither did I!
I've felt my knees do this same sort of thing on occasion. It's not a joint-popping feeling, but more the feeling of a tendon that's too tight sliding over something it's unaccustomed to stretching itself past. If I stretch cautiously and don't overwork it it will work itself out; if I overdo, it will be one of those injuries that can take a year to heal. So, caution.
Still, I'm pretty pleased. 1/3 mile! That's a lot better than when I started. I'm still in the heady early stage of rapid improvement. This lays some good groundwork for pretending I actually like this form of exercise, later on when I'll need that mental trick. 1/3 mile, yay me.
More on the flying later. I'm due for an appointment to go do some more of it.
(It was in the low forties Saturday morning. Outdoor pools are cold then, I don't care HOW warm the water supposedly is!)
My left shoulder is popping and crunching with every stroke. Truly distracting. I swam one-armed for a while on Friday just to get rid of the sensation. Betcha didn't know I could swim one-armed. Neither did I!
I've felt my knees do this same sort of thing on occasion. It's not a joint-popping feeling, but more the feeling of a tendon that's too tight sliding over something it's unaccustomed to stretching itself past. If I stretch cautiously and don't overwork it it will work itself out; if I overdo, it will be one of those injuries that can take a year to heal. So, caution.
Still, I'm pretty pleased. 1/3 mile! That's a lot better than when I started. I'm still in the heady early stage of rapid improvement. This lays some good groundwork for pretending I actually like this form of exercise, later on when I'll need that mental trick. 1/3 mile, yay me.
More on the flying later. I'm due for an appointment to go do some more of it.
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