When I came to uni, I signed up for a gym membership during freshers week. I had all these ideas about how uni was going to be. After about 2 days of my time tabled classes I realised that between class, course work and working I wouldn't really have much time to actually use it. I went swimming one Tuesday afternoon and really enjoyed it. I said I would go back every Tuesday. But then the next week I was ill and then after that, well that was when the homesickness set in. I was working a job I hated on the weekends and visited my family on Tuesday afternoons. It wasn't the best set up but I much preferred only being able to go home for an afternoon/evening compared to not going at all.
In the second semester things picked up for me. I got a job in my home town. It meant that I had to travel home every weekend but the train only takes half an hour and I got to see my family/dog and do my washing for free. I started swimming again but going with my friend Kathryn on a Tuesday night. It motivated me to always go even when I didn't feel like it because I didn't want to let her down. Plus she was a lot better at swimming than I was so we always stayed a lot longer than I would have by myself. Swimming makes me feel really good. Afterwards I feel like I've properly worked out without all the pain and the sweating. Plus I always have a great night's sleep after going for a swim.
When my family went on holiday to Arran there was a pool in our hotel. I went swimming every day and it felt really great. I don't think I'll ever be super toned but I definitely feel like it has improved some of my muscles. Especially the ones in my arms and my calves. Now that I'm home for summer I need to find somewhere here to go swimming as our main pool is more of a fun pool with slides and stuff, no where to do proper laps. But I'm already itching to get back to the uni pool!
When my family went on holiday to Arran there was a pool in our hotel. I went swimming every day and it felt really great. I don't think I'll ever be super toned but I definitely feel like it has improved some of my muscles. Especially the ones in my arms and my calves. Now that I'm home for summer I need to find somewhere here to go swimming as our main pool is more of a fun pool with slides and stuff, no where to do proper laps. But I'm already itching to get back to the uni pool!
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