I find that it changes each visit. One time I’ll go to the pool with challenging intentions. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t.
On the occasions that they don’t work out so well and I begin to feel the hesitation to get back in or an invisible pressure on me, I tell myself “the next visit you have no agenda, no challenges, you can simply play and relax and just spend time in the water”.
After this “let yourself off the hook session” I’m raring to get back in!
I find this effort/play cycle works well with my running too.
So I’d take a nice slow pace, maybe only 2 miles, maybe not do any hills, or maybe do hill efforts if it seems like fun etc… same as the swimming, just do what you fancy at the time with no pressure on oneself!
I find that it changes each visit. One time I’ll go to the pool with challenging intentions. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t.
On the occasions that they don’t work out so well and I begin to feel the hesitation to get back in or an invisible pressure on me, I tell myself “the next visit you have no agenda, no challenges, you can simply play and relax and just spend time in the water”.
After this “let yourself off the hook session” I’m raring to get back in!
I find this effort/play cycle works well with my running too.
I love the idea of an effort/play cycle! I know I could use more play in my life… I’m curious, what does a play session look like for running?
So I’d take a nice slow pace, maybe only 2 miles, maybe not do any hills, or maybe do hill efforts if it seems like fun etc… same as the swimming, just do what you fancy at the time with no pressure on oneself!