Any Swimmers?

[porterjack]

I have always run and biked, but the years of pounding have taken a toll on my knees, probably need surgery on one of them....
My doc suggests i take up swimming as as an alternative, anyone else swim regularly, i went to the pool today first time in years, i think i need lessons

 

[Natasha]

If I had a pool I would be in it every single day. I absolutely love the water. People always say "you'd get tired of it"...but when I lived in an apartment complex w/ a pool I literally went swimming at least once, sometimes 3 times a day.

 

[Francis]

Funny.. I started swimming again a few years ago when I put my son in classes.. If you used to swim, give it a bit of time and you will be back on track.. I need to start back up again and this fall my son restarts new lessons.. He had been off for 6 months..

Oddly enough we had not been biking and restarted this weekend.. Man my legs were sore as both of us did 10 km ( 5 km ) round trip to my brothers. But man that little guy of mine sure can ride that bike of his..

 

[Francis]

Oh yah, and try to find a pool that " ozonates " their water.. You won't smell like Chlorine as much and your skin and eye will love you a lot more.. That's what our community pool does..

 

[Minderella]

I'm a good floater!

 

[Francis]

I'm a good floater!

Oh man that leaves a lot to ..... erv:naughty

 

[Minderella]

Oh man that leaves a lot to ..... erv:naughty

:naughty:

 

[Natasha]

Oh yah, and try to find a pool that " ozonates " their water.. You won't smell like Chlorine as much and your skin and eye will love you a lot more.. That's what our community pool does..

Salt water pool is the way to go, IMO

 

[Panacea]

I love swimming. Went for the first time in 12 years a couple months ago, and I've weekly going weekly since. My freestyle skills are lacking, and I don't want to get my hair fried with chlorine so I doggy paddle.

 

[fuel1316]

im a fish. i love swimming.

 

[dancingpotato]

I am a total water baby. Try keep me out the water.

 

[porterjack]

I cannot believe how cheap pool membership is
All our pools are city run snd an annual pass for unlimited swims is only $280

 

[AnitaBeer]

Swimming is great for fun and for exercise and physical therapy.

 

[porterjack]

and for exercise and physical therapy.

Is one of the few forms of exercise i can do whilst i wait for an MRI to see how much damage i have done to my knee

 

[Joe the meek]

Is one of the few forms of exercise i can do whilst i wait for an MRI to see how much damage i have done to my knee

After 25 years of running, one operation put an end of running for myself.

 

[hart]

I love swimming Porter, especially backfloating. My stepson is a lifeguard so you know he is good. Joe, on the other hand really is not a very good swimmer. I guess he didn't swim much in Ireland. Having seen the River Liffey, I don't blame him

 

[darkcgi]

I'm a swimmer I would stay in the water if I could
I got to the pool 3 times a week if not the river or beach

 

[porterjack]

I feel at home in water
There is something soothing snd comforting, i have no memory of ever feeling nervous or scared in water
It seems a natural environment to be in

 

[Schnaufi]

I love backstroking. You should not definitely do breast stroke for it is very bad for your knees!

 

[Schnaufi]

By the way, I am almost 27 and I cannot jog/run anymore myself as I do have some knee issues... :mad