Under the Sea... er pool...

Oh Mondays... they really take it out of me! Haha, it was a hot day after work, so I decided it would be a perfect day for a swim. However, to say I'm not a very good swimmer would be being nice... I can keep my head above water, at least; and my husband, who was on his high school swim team, has shown me a few different things to practice. I hadn't realized how tiring swimming (real swimming, not just sitting in the shallow end ^_^) can really be! Just treading water for a few minutes at a time is enough to leave me winded! I practiced that a for a bit, not just to work out, but just to get better at it in general! Then I did a lactic acid exercise that my husband showed me. It works your leg muscles really hard, and it's pretty idiot proof, so I like to do it. Basically, you hold on to the edge of the pool, while pumping your legs up and down as hard and fast as you can, kind of like running up a stair case, working to bring your knees up as high as possible. Do 100 reps, rest, and repeat, reducing your rest time each set. Like I said, it works your legs like crazy, as well as your abs, and it left me out of breath, so it must be good cardio as well! After doing that for a while, I swam some short laps back and forth. I swear I get more out of breath doing this than I do running! My form is terrible, so hopefully, with more practice, that'll get better! Who knows, if I get at least sort of decent at swimming, I may be able to tackle a triathalon someday! ...For now, I'll just see how I handle this race next week, and focus on swimming without drinking half the pool. :P