Went swimming yesterday two days ago. Actually I can’t really remember how long it’s been… Maybe 10 years? The only time I took up swimming more “seriously” was in 3rd and 4th grade.
Anyway, the correct sentence shouldn’t be “went pool swimming yesterday”, but rather “subscribed to the fancy gym near work, and they have a swimming pool too”. Obviously, in my mind, I thought I would only make use of the pool, but then I thought, what the hell…
Anthropologically, the gym is an interactive museum or lab. I had a hard time actually not staring at people. Some guys were making scary agonized faces during weightlifting, some were standing with their friends in front of the mirror, comparing… muscle size, I guess. Men are funny creatures, and there’s nothing new to that.
Usually i’m an uber-nerd and like to find out how to get along with things that have buttons, but i found those “devices” really scary (odd, isn’t it), so after some short instructions I got myself aquainted with that majestic huge thing that people were walking and running on. A few stomach and back exercises, and down to the swimming pool.
After the first swim-through I could barely catch my breath, but after the 10th round I was already able to feel some improvement.
Holy crap was that boring or what? Anyway, here are the mistakes I did, as one clueless bafoon of a beginner;
- forgot to get a lock for the daily locker, which means I had to get back to the reception and buy one of those number-locks they sell at the gym for a scandalous price (like anything else).