Is is possible that my challenge to swim a mile a day for 50 days is actually making me less fit?
“Are you faster?” “Are you fitter?” “Do you feel any different?” People are anxious that my swimming journey reaps some physical rewards. As am I. The trouble is, I don’t know how to answer them. I think I may be a bit faster. I certainly feel knackered most of the time. I don’t know if I feel fitter though or different or have lost weight. Surely this should be paying off somehow by now? Anxious for results, I find myself trying to put some extra yardage at each pool I visit. An extra 400m here and there to make it up to 2km instead of 1,600m. I’m getting anxious that, having given up my less frequent but longer swims, I’m actually getting less fit. Is that possible? It’s stressing me out. That’s not to say I’m not enjoying the process – it’s just tinged with a frisson of anxiety.
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