Have started swimming not long ago and been swimming 5 days a week for awhile. My body has been in pain since I started swimming. It just doesn't go away. Because of it, I get tired very easily every time I swim. I have to take like a min or two break in every two laps. What should I do? I still can't coordinate my upper and lower body. If I pay more attention on my strokes, then I forget about kicking properly and vice versa.
2006-09-28 15:41:51 · 8 answers · asked by itguru5354 1 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
nope, I don't feel any cramp. I just feel tight on all of my muscles.
2006-09-28 16:00:20 · update #1
Swim a bit less often, and give your body a better chance to recover. You are using muscles in a brand new way - may take a while to adjust.
If the problem persists, mention it to the pool people, pr go and see your doctor.
2006-09-29 04:33:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swimming 5 days a week from nothing will make you sore, but you have to keep going and gradually build your body up to where you can go for however long you need to.
2006-09-30 08:17:26 · answer #2 · answered by punkkarrit182 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warm up with stretching exercises out of the water before you swim making sure that you begin sweating. When you swim, reach as far as you can with your arms stretching your muscles and swim slowly and smoothly. Speed in swimming develops from smooth applications of force.
2006-10-02 06:52:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry-- You'll get used to it. For the first two and a half weeks when I did track, my friend and I had a similar problem. Our legs were filled with UNBEARABLE pain whenever we sat, stood, walked, kneeled, crouched, or pretty much moved them. But we got used to it after we got a four-day break from track. =)
2006-10-01 14:26:22 · answer #4 · answered by TheDogStar12 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do they feel like cramps when you swim? Maybe you need help someone to show you how to coordinate your movements. *shrug* Good luck nonetheless!
2006-09-28 15:50:51 · answer #5 · answered by rachee_gal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to take swim lessons to better coordinate.
good coordination will result in less effort.
2006-09-29 05:17:04 · answer #6 · answered by idave147 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing to worry about i think, sounds like mere muscle ache to me! but i know how it can hurt!
try swimmign less, build it up, don't give everything you've got in one go, give your body some time to get used to this new lifestyle (sorry if sounds offensive, i don't mean it that way!), give it time to adjust. it'll grow less and eventually it won't bother you anymore!
2006-09-28 23:22:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're tight, you need to stretch more.
2006-09-30 20:40:03 · answer #8 · answered by Lissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋