Sunday, October 12, 2008
I've always had problems with swimming. I don't mean that I can't swim well, for I am pretty good at it, but for some weird reason, after ten minutes of treading water, I lose my energy and have to hold on to something for support. Does that ever happen to you? It is interesting how my friends aren't even tired, and i'm exhausted! I actually think it is because I'm not breathing right. I remember playing tag with my friends, but I could never get them (well, I got them a couple of times) because I was always too tired and would have to rest. Something is wrong with me!
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Ha ha... playing tag was fun--I totally crashed your Summer gym class. Moo ha ha. Yeah, that was absolutely wicked--I hadn't really seen anyone all Summer long.
As for the energy thing--it's because you're short. Just kidding--duh. How long can you hold your breath for? That could account for how long you can swim.
When we were playing taig, one of the tricks I used when the waves were off was staying at the bottom of the deep end--I could stay down there for about thirty to sixty seconds, coming up for no longer than fifteen seconds at a time.
It could very possibly be a breathing thing--you're not taking a breath with every stroke, are you? You should breath every other stroke, keeping your inhaling to one side and exhaling to the other.
Well, hopefully that helped, if not--sorry! I don't really know all that much about the science of swimming...
╰☆╮Mimi╰☆╮
Maybe you have allergies or asthma, either of which could prevent you from getting the oxygen you need to keep the muscles movin'. As a tennis pro, you ought to be in pretty good shape, but tennis is a lot of start and stop motion, whereas things that require more extended periods of exertion (swimming, running, etc.) may indeed require a greater lung capacity and/or a more effective breathing method.
I have allergies, but I am almost one hundred percent positive that they are not causing the problem. I think that it is just how I am breathing. And it is not because I am not fit either. Tennis is definitely short term endurance, whereas swimming is long term, so that could be the problem as well.
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