I think there’s a lot to be said about going swimming with someone else vs. going swimming alone.
Example:
Tuesday this week, I went swimming alone, and I did laps in the pool for 40 minutes. Great exercise, sure, but tedious. I mean, the highlight of the night was when Heart Radio played “Flashdance”.
Admittedly, I got a lot of swimming done because the pool was almost empty for some reason – and yet there was still bald-headed ignorant bastard with blue goggles who came into the pool and insisted on swimming in the exact spot that I was swimming in despite the pool being mostly empty – but it was still tedious, and slightly boring.
Tonight (or, well, last night now, hush) I went to the pool with my little sister, Lorna, and her fiancé, Matt, and we just faffed about in the leisure pool for an hour and a half, and I had a great laugh. I kept diving under the water and swimming after them and running after them and swimming through the currents and out of the currents.
We even got the chance to go to the outdoor area of the pool for a bit, despite the fact it was frickin’ freezing! But it was, as I said, a good laugh. Much more fun than just swimming backward and forwards for 40 minutes.
I’m not sure how much actual exercise I got done, but I was either treading water, chasing after them, or swimming – or at least moving – in the water the entire time, so who knows?
If I’m entirely honest, I couldn’t really care, because I had a good laugh.
I don’t have friends. It’s not often that I get to have a good laugh.
So thanks, Lorna and Matt. It was appreciated.
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The main thing is that you kept moving. It’s still counted as exercise and you had fun. Have you ever tried aqua aerobics? I did it on holidays up the coast a while back so much fun but I’m too scared to go to my local pool. They might mistake me for a whale or something.
Sammie
I went to a pool party yesterday and I had similar feelings– like exercising is so much better when you are enjoying yourself… also that I like being around people. Even when I would workout at the gym I would have more enjoyment because I was just around people with a similar goal in mind.
Keep it up!
I am glad u enjoyed yourself with your sister and had fun while getting fit. I did find it very sad that you commented that you have no friends, you have lots of them, just have a look at the ppl who leave you comments on here and twitter !!!!!!!. I do understand that it may not be the same as in the flesh friends but it stil counts !!!. Anyone daft enough not to relize what a wonderful person you are and what a difficult thing you are trying to do does not deserve your friendship anyway. I could never do what you are trying to do I am finding it hard enought to shift a few pounds. Keep up the good work and excersise doll. I shall be popping by for my weekely nosey next week and wish you well for your nxt silver 7 av been going 9 weeks now tho I missed 2 meets and not so much as a sniff of one lol. Take care xx