In my never ending quest to get fit and stay fit for life, I tried something new yesterday. I read an article online a few months ago that a woman lost 300 lbs by walking laps in the pool. Now by no means do I have to lose 300 lbs, but I could stand to lose a good 30. When I got my latest issue of Shape magazine, the cover read Burn 300 calories by swimming for just 30 minutes.
Yesterday, I threw on my swimsuit, rubbed myself down with sunscreen, grabbed my towel and my pink goggles and headed out the door to my community pool. The above picture was taken at our pool. The water was incredibly warm. I have no idea what I was thinking, I swam not even 1/2 a lap and was exhausted! I tossed my pink goggles to the side and walked back and forth the length of the pool for 30 minutes. It was tough. Not at all like walking on a sidewalk.
When I got out, my legs were like jello. I walked home and was starving when I hit the door. That was an awesome workout. I got the best sleep last night. I'm definitely going to do it again. Hopefully today!
What interesting workouts have you done lately?
Awesome Robyn, keep it up. It's a compound effect and will take time. It took a lot of time to get the extra pounds and it will take work to get it off. But you can do it and its' worth you Life.
ReplyDeleteI love swimming - it's become a favorite exercise. You can build up to laps - when I started, I barely could get across the pool, then had to rest for a few minutes - LoL! It's all in the breathing!
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