Well that was a surpise.

I went swimming today. This might seem like such a big thing, but haven't actually been since the car accident, and that's a fair while back now. I've been to the pool and done some running and spa and sauna-ing, but no actual swimming due to the back problems from the accident. And we haven't in fact made it to the pool at all the last 2 weeks. So, taking advantage of the fact that I'm not working currently, we wandered along today. And during the day the pool is 25 metres. This makes more of a difference than I thought it would. When I started swimming, I was a fan of the 50m pool as it seemed like it was easier to swim longer distances - less turning maybe.

But today, regardless of my lack of exercise of late - though i did quite a bit of walking last week - I swam 1km. I ahven't done that in aaaaages. And I did it in 40 minutes. Colour me impressed with myself :) It was relativelyt easy too. Though I felt it at the end. but that's what the steam room, spa and sauna are for (in about that order too). Did some brief running and starjumping in the pool after the steam room to stretch muscles tight from kicking and then jumpe din the sauna - I heard that the sauna works better if your heart rate is somewhat elevated before you go in because then instead of jsut working on surface toxins it helps clean toxins from deep tissue and muscle as well. Not sure how true it is - was some guy who uses the sauna as part of his training regime - but I figure it can't hurt.

So now I'm feeling good on post exercise endorphins as well as pleased with myself, and with floppy relaxed muscles.

Was also reading that it's apaprently quite good for you to do half of your laps with a kickboard when swimming, so I feel elss lazy about it. Though it's only a quarter - 2 laps freestyle, 2 backstroke, 2 breathstroke, 2 kicking (I on my front and one on my back). And it's still my arms that feel like they've worked the hardest...

Dammit, i need an exercise icon ;)