Long Beach Grunions Swim Team

Happy New Year once again, fellow grunions! Now that the holiday season has been properly celebrated, and all the turkey and fruitcake are finally gone (and hopefully not stored away in your hips and thighs), we can get down to swimming once again.

The new year brings about new beginnings and new resolutions. For many of us, those new resolutions are fitness-related, and include taking better care of ourselves, our bodies and our health. If your new year resolutions include exercising and getting back in shape, what better way to start fulfilling them than by getting back in the pool?

I know that the cold weather makes it harder to get out of bed early in the morning, or to leave your warm house later in the evening. But once spring and summer roll around, your body will thank you for not giving up on your new (or renewed) fitness regimen.

Instead of making HUGE, unattainable resolutions, my advice is to take one lap at a time. Start small and be consistent. Talk to one of our (very friendly) coaches about setting up feasible goals, and the best way to attain those.

Here are some interesting new year swimming resolutions/suggestions I found online at swimming.about.com. Follow this link for a detailed explanation of each of those 10 tips. Hope to see you all in the pool very soon!

• Do swim frequently
• Do swim with good technique
• Do drills as part of every swimming workout
• Do challenging workouts
• Do easy workouts
• Do streamlines
• Do leave the wall the same way every time
• Do wear a swimsuit made for competitive swimming
• Do ask someone to watch you swim
• Do use flippers occasionally