March 14, 2012
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
And speaking of a change in lifestyle this year (call it a successful New Year's Resolution, at least thus far) is my swimming routine. Four times a week, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday nights straight after work, and then again on Sunday, I go to Zuiderbad for 45 minutes to an hour of swimming. That means that I'm never more than a day away from going to the pool. It's basically always the same. I swim 50 laps 'normal' strokes, then additional laps 'swimming with legs only' and 'swimming with arms only' (tougher than you might think) plus two more laps entirely under water - with one lap approximately 20 metres (I think.)
I must say that I enjoy it tremendously - swimming is such a wonderful, relaxing activity... except tonight. On Tuesday and Wednesday nights especially, the pool can actually be quite busy. Too busy to my liking. Especially when, as happened today, some sections of the pool are reserved for swimming lessons, that part of the pool that is open to recreational swimming gets too crowded. And you struggle to find the space to do your laps. I've been thinking about going to the pool in the mornings instead. Every time I cycle past the pool in the mornings, it doesn't seem as if it's very busy, so I can imagine it would be quite pleasant. Unlike tonight, when there were so many bikes parked in front of the pool, as you can see in the picture above.
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