is the title of a Dutch song, and it says "I Just Want to Swim". Sometimes that is just how I feel and that is probably why I like the song so much. Over the past couple of years I have really come to love swimming for all sorts of reasons.
When I work from home in the winter swimming is an absolute necessity, because it is the only way I can defrost at lunchtime. This is a pretty cold house, and after a morning at the computer I am chilled to the bone. Half an hour in the pool, and maybe just a few minutes in the sauna, and I have the use of my fingers back...
Working at the computer was a reason for me to start swimming again anyway. I got a lot of RSI-related complaints and my physical therapist advised me to go swimming. I did, and my computer habits may have improved a little, I think it is the swimming that has helped me deal with the complaints really. The muscles in my back and shoulders are a lot stronger than they were two years ago.
Then there is the exercise, it is a great way to keep all of your body fit, you need to use most muscles, legs, arms and shoulders, but also your back and your stomach.
The sheer relaxation of being in a swimming pool and the only thing you need to do for an hour or half an hour is swim. Move your legs and your arms, make sure you don't hit anybody and that is it. No distractions, nothing else going on, just swimming.
And then there is the pure sensation of being in the water. The moment you gently lower yourself into the pool and feel yourself being surrounded by water, that just feels great.
I swam for an hour yesterday, and again today, and it just felt so good. I should try and do that every day, but there just isn't enough time to do that.
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