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logansrogueI could have collapsed after I got back from my Jobsearch Training today (a course teaching me to search for jobs effectively, lasting 100 1/2 hours over three weeks. Oh Joy). I got two hours sleep, I could have gone to bed and died.
But I lay there thinking, "No. No. I can't do it. I want to go for a swim. I NEED to go for a swim! It's such nice weather. I want to float in the water! I NEED TO SWIM!"
So despite being knackered beyond belief, there was a spark of impatience and energy within me. I went to the pool, and I did ten laps in the 25 metre pool, then ten laps of wading (very good for the butt and thighs) and then another ten laps again. Usually it would be 20,10,20, warm-down, but I just couldn't do that today. I was near passing out in the last five laps. Then I tooled around in the big pool, duck-diving and wading and paddling around, floating neck-deep and relaxing. Very nice warm down.
I love the pool. I love being immersed in water, it's so calming and meditative. When I'm swimming it's just... inhale, stroke, kick, exhale... inhale, stroke, kick, exhale. Over and over, my body working, pumping, and I can feel it thrill in the energy of the workout, it's like, 'YES! THANK YOU! I NEEDED THIS! Let's do MORE LAPS!' My body can't get enough, but dude - I so can!! *laughs*
Anyway, I was naughty and ate a hot dog and a sausage roll afterwards. I know it's naughty and made all that exercise pointless, but I probably don't have dinner tonight and I just needed a good lump of meat.
Okay. I'm tired. Going to wash and nap now.
ETA: Tomorrow, I do my fifteen alternate ab crunches. God I feel better after those. I can't do it today, cause I'll do myself an injury.
But I lay there thinking, "No. No. I can't do it. I want to go for a swim. I NEED to go for a swim! It's such nice weather. I want to float in the water! I NEED TO SWIM!"
So despite being knackered beyond belief, there was a spark of impatience and energy within me. I went to the pool, and I did ten laps in the 25 metre pool, then ten laps of wading (very good for the butt and thighs) and then another ten laps again. Usually it would be 20,10,20, warm-down, but I just couldn't do that today. I was near passing out in the last five laps. Then I tooled around in the big pool, duck-diving and wading and paddling around, floating neck-deep and relaxing. Very nice warm down.
I love the pool. I love being immersed in water, it's so calming and meditative. When I'm swimming it's just... inhale, stroke, kick, exhale... inhale, stroke, kick, exhale. Over and over, my body working, pumping, and I can feel it thrill in the energy of the workout, it's like, 'YES! THANK YOU! I NEEDED THIS! Let's do MORE LAPS!' My body can't get enough, but dude - I so can!! *laughs*
Anyway, I was naughty and ate a hot dog and a sausage roll afterwards. I know it's naughty and made all that exercise pointless, but I probably don't have dinner tonight and I just needed a good lump of meat.
Okay. I'm tired. Going to wash and nap now.
ETA: Tomorrow, I do my fifteen alternate ab crunches. God I feel better after those. I can't do it today, cause I'll do myself an injury.
