People ask me how I prepare for swimming 100 miles. Besides swimming regularly, I do some weight and resistance training. I also try to make my abs stronger and flatter. But I can't do it alone. Luckily, one of the perks of working at Glacier Hills is having access to The Wellness Connection and the opportunity to hire a personal trainer from our Physical therapy department to utilize all the professional equipment. I feel I am in the best trained hands I could ever imagine. Mindy has been working with me for several months now, on a two to three week interval. She puts together an interesting workout that includes lifting weights, strengthening abs, rotator cuffs, arm muscles, effective stretching exercises and the ubiquitous squats! She is a fierce taskmaster, but is also compassionate and a real cheer leader. Now if could only get those abs tighter!!
Liz - enjoyed this posting. We spend our time thinking about the river, and I confess that the challenge of what it takes to swim long distances eludes me! What's the time to swim a mile in a pool, vs. a mile in a lake? And I mean swim a mile knowing there are seven more to go, as compared to swimming a mile as fast as possible.
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this! It's an awesome workout, AND an awesome way to raise awareness for water resources!
J.
Liz,
ReplyDeleteI had those questions, too. I've always been a "strong," but very slow swimmer, and wondered what it took to learn to swim faster. At least in a lake or river you don't have to worry about perfect those wall turns (never been able to do those!).
About how many miles do you think you'll do in a day? How will you know when you need to get out of the water due to safety concerns?
Thanks so much for doing this!!