fishgutzy
Senior Member
I often joke about being addicted to chlorine. But there is some truth to that, indirectly.
As y'all know, I swim a lot because arthritis in my feet limit how much impact based exercise I can do. So I try to limit that to hiking.
I have to be careful about taking too many rest days if I over do the weight room because I have found that it has a negative impact on my mood.
I notice (an y'all do too) when I'm on travel and not swimming enough I get irritable. The evidence shows in the missives I post from China.
I did an 8km swim on Saturday after a 2 day rest and having done 5 days in a row of 4 miles each. Planned to swim Monday, but the pool was closed for the holiday. So I hit the weight room a little too hard even though I tried to moderate myself. Too sore to swim last night.
This morning I could feel that cloud trying to sneak in and ruin my day.
Swimming tonight though. Maybe I'll push it past 4miles. It helps loosen up my back and shoulders when I tighten it up doing weights.
I'm sure their are tons of studies linking exercise to mental health. I just know that I live it. And for me the connection is real.
If I didn't exercise, I'd probably end up on a shrinks couch and being pump full of psychiatric drugs. I like swimming as mental health much better.
I can't be the only one who has noticed this. What say you?
As y'all know, I swim a lot because arthritis in my feet limit how much impact based exercise I can do. So I try to limit that to hiking.
I have to be careful about taking too many rest days if I over do the weight room because I have found that it has a negative impact on my mood.
I notice (an y'all do too) when I'm on travel and not swimming enough I get irritable. The evidence shows in the missives I post from China.
I did an 8km swim on Saturday after a 2 day rest and having done 5 days in a row of 4 miles each. Planned to swim Monday, but the pool was closed for the holiday. So I hit the weight room a little too hard even though I tried to moderate myself. Too sore to swim last night.
This morning I could feel that cloud trying to sneak in and ruin my day.
Swimming tonight though. Maybe I'll push it past 4miles. It helps loosen up my back and shoulders when I tighten it up doing weights.
I'm sure their are tons of studies linking exercise to mental health. I just know that I live it. And for me the connection is real.
If I didn't exercise, I'd probably end up on a shrinks couch and being pump full of psychiatric drugs. I like swimming as mental health much better.
I can't be the only one who has noticed this. What say you?