So I'm back in the pool after many years off and quite frankly I suck. I was an okay swimmer back in the day (PB was about 19min for a 1500m ocean swim) so my technique isn't horrible but these days I have the arm strength and endurance of a block of cheese. I'm doing the odd triathlon here and there which is fun but I like the idea of swimming as it's a workout you can do while resting the legs a little.
Now here are the issues, while I like the idea of swimming I hate being in the pool. When I used to swim nearly all of my training was in the ocean, looking at the same tiles over and over again is just mind numbing. My hatred of the pool isn't helped by the fact that I feel like I'm going to die after swimming 400m.
So any swimmer types have any tips or tricks to make life in the pool a little more bearable or any exercises I can do at home that will help. My stroke is reasonable and to be fair there's no point in working on my stroke with my pityful arm strength and endurance. I find weight/resistance band work okay but all the exercises I'm doing now don't quite work the same muscles I use when swimming.
And before anyone mentions it, no swimming in the ocean isn't an option as I live 90k away from the sea.
Now here are the issues, while I like the idea of swimming I hate being in the pool. When I used to swim nearly all of my training was in the ocean, looking at the same tiles over and over again is just mind numbing. My hatred of the pool isn't helped by the fact that I feel like I'm going to die after swimming 400m.
So any swimmer types have any tips or tricks to make life in the pool a little more bearable or any exercises I can do at home that will help. My stroke is reasonable and to be fair there's no point in working on my stroke with my pityful arm strength and endurance. I find weight/resistance band work okay but all the exercises I'm doing now don't quite work the same muscles I use when swimming.
And before anyone mentions it, no swimming in the ocean isn't an option as I live 90k away from the sea.