In Florida recently I did not know what to do outdoors with so much rainfall. It was not a time for a slow jog, walk or bike ride. But then it dawned on me that swimming gets you wet any way, so why just not swim in the rain.
So off I jumped into the outdoor pool and started swimming in the rain. In was the most wonderful experience of swimming that I had in many years. The rain drops falling on your body, the sight of the raindrops sort of decorating the surface of the pool, and the beauty of the drops taking a one-inch plunge to the water below. In addition, the rain brings a cooling effect to the workout as you swim lap after lap.
Before I wrote this personal experience though, I just did a web search on "swimming in the rain". Well, there were over 5,800 listings, some of music with the same title or other personal accounts of other swimming in the rain. Of course, you should swim in the rain (if you wish) as long as there is no thunder and lightening.
I've been running many times in the rain during warm summer months and found it exhilarating. In fact some of my best marathon runs was "in the rain." I have bicycled in the rain when caught in a rain storm. However, bicycling in the rain, is dangerous and ought to be avoided at all costs.
Top runners look anorexic (particularly the top marathon runners) as running takes a big toll on your body if done too much they say. Bikers display bigger buttocks and swimmer have a great body. There are some others that believe that a given muscle grows the same whatever you may do, and it is that special muscular stature that make great athletes in particular type of sports. In other words, they were "gene'd" for it. I am not too sure about this, but I've experienced that body movement can exert particular muscles in a different way. Thus, diversifying with different types of sports can compensate for overuse of muscles and joints when solely devoted to one sport.
Any way, swimming is a great sport, and swimming in the rain can be an enjoyable experience. So here is some swimming advice for you.
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