Just because I had to
I had planned to go swimming today, as with my gym membership, I can use the pool in the posh(er) gym in town for free. Gym and swim for £20 a month, bargain. But I haven’t used my bargainous membership at the swimming pool yet because I haven’t been swimming since I was about 14 and don’t know if I can still swim and even if I can, I don’t know how to use a swimming pool. I remember there’s a little pool of water you have to walk through first but I can’t remember changing rooms and lockers and things and I’ll have to ask where they are and how to use them and I don’t like asking things as my confident days are few and far between but I’d been having a good week and was feeling good and so I thought I’d be brave and go swimming, then get something to eat in town after but this morning I got up late and the weather was minging and so I decided not to go into town and I decided I wasn’t going to bother with Janathon at all today as I wasn’t in the mood but then I thought I suppose I’d better do something and so I decided to go on a little bike ride and I cycled down the road and my hands were cold as I’d forgotten to put on my gloves and I couldn’t see as I’d forgotten to put on my glasses and I did a puny 1.77 miles but it’s better than nothing and it all counts.
Stats (cycling)
Distance: 1.77 miles
Time: 11:48
Speed: 9mph
Calories: 50
Free swimming pools: 1
Free swimming pools went to today: 0
Puny bike rides that are better than nothing: 1
I’m not much of a swimmer, either. I’m no good at it and I don’t like it much. It’s such good exercise that I keep thinking I ought to try, or get some lessons or something (I might like it more if I was better at it), but I can’t be bothered to get around to it.
I’m not much of a runner, as you can see. But we are what we do. At least a bit. Well done for still getting out there. It does indeed all count…. Even if you can’t win. We’re all looking up to you!
Yes, I agree, it does all count. If it didn’t, I would have been kicked out of Janathon on 2nd January.
Also, about the swimming, I can’t even swim and just kick about with a float and still get a good workout. They don’t have the icy pool for you to walk through anymore but instead, they ask everybody to have a shower before going in. I think it’s to wash off any make-up, perfume and deodorant.
Most pools don’t even have communal changing areas any more, everybody gets their own cubicle – lovely.
Just remember to bring the £1 for the locker and everything else will be just fine.
Thanks for the swimming pool tips, very helpful! Some days I’m feeling so unassertive, I’d rather turn round and go home rather than ask someone what to do!