>> Swimming is the one form of excercise I abhor - hate it with a vengeance.
>> Something to do with secondary school and being bussed to the swimming pool every >> wednesday
Up until very recently I was in full agreement with you. I was taken to swimming lessons every Tuesday after school and the teacher was an absolute cow. She was horrid and I used to hate these lesson to such an extent that they gave me something approaching a phobia of swimming.
However, recently I have been trying to trim down ready for my forth-coming nuptials. We tried the gym and, while Mrs Badwolf likes it, I found it a chore and resented going. She then suggested swimming as, not only is it good exercise, it would help me with the backache I get from my job. Because of my childhood experiences I demurred but after some heavy to industrial strength persuasion I gave in for the sake of a quiet life. I didn't really enjoy it but it was nowhere near the ordeal that I thought it was going to be. I still can't put my face under water, but I've got used to it enough now to spend an hour and a half in the pool with my kids today and enjoy every minute.
It's easy enough to say, but give it a whirl - you never know, it may not be as bad as you think.
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