2022-19-27 - Autumn swim
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In the past few weeks i've been trying to go swimming outdoor a
couple of times a week. The objective is to keep swimming
throughout autumn and winter.
I have no idea if i'll make it, but it seems like a fun challenge
so far; albeit a bit chilly at times. The water temperature is
around 10 degC here i estimate. But diving in and swimming around
for a bit is quite a exciting experience.
In the first seconds, my body responds to diving in the water with
getting some excited breaths (read gasping for air :) But after the
first 30 seconds, this calms down a bit. Then after a minute or so,
i typically get a tingling/sparkly feeling around the chest and
shoulders. This keeps on a bit longer, but the body calms down
after this and slowly the cold and the swimming becomes quite
pleasurable (and more tolerable than i initially imagined).
I can't stay in the water for too long yet, i typically only swim
for 5 or 10 minutes i think. However i do notice when swimming
regularly the body gets a bit more accustomed to swimming in these
lower temperatures. Still the water is 'relatively warm', and i am
really curious what would happen if the temperatures drop close to
0 degC levels... I'm sure that'd be a whole different experience
even.
Despite that, even when i'm not able to cope with winter
temperatures, the notion that swimming outside the summer season
can be quite fun and a pleasurable experience is a nice 'discovery'
in itself. It is really quiet near the ponds/waters where i swim.
And swimming on a cold autumn morning gives a whole different
experience than what i am used to.
Oh, and that's only the swimming itself; afterwards i'd typically
get a really nice buzz. Don't exactly know what it is... But it
really puts me in a great mood; Feeling positive and chilled out at
the same time; Similar to the feeling after having done great run.
It's the hormones (i presume)
Oh yeah, after swimming i noticed it helps to dress with some
proper warm comfy clothes. The body needs to do some extra work to
get back to a good temperature. And it prevents me from becoming
too shivery..
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