Gym

Oct. 30th, 2012 09:11 pm
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[personal profile] jack
I signed up for the gym, and went swimming, although I'll have a proper induction on Friday.

It feels really good to have swum for an hour, and really good to think "that's plenty, I don't have to push myself absolutely as far as I can, I can leave now, have an evening of other stuff, and come again later in the week, even if only for half an hour."

I swam 65 lengths -- does anyone know if they're 20m or 25m? 25m is the standard, but I can't judge if the pool is shorter because I usually swim at Jesus green. Fitocracy says "yay".

It's ever so strange being in public without my glasses. I can see people, but I can't see faces, so I can't tell if someone is looking at me, so everyone seems very generic, I feel obliged to plaster a goofy grin on my face in case anyone looks at me and thinks I'm scowling because I didn't realise, and it's easy to stare at people I'm thinking "is that a fuzzy pink blob or a person" when I'm completely visible to them.

Date: 2012-10-30 09:29 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] liv
Wow, yay you! I am so impressed you joined the gym and didn't get put off because other life stress suddenly appeared. And seriously impressed that you just jumped in and swam 65 lengths. I find about 30 is as many as I can do without getting all wobbly, and that's after quite a lot of working on fitness and stamina. Yay swimming!