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rednikki, I swam 1200 yards at the Culver City Plunge this noon. It was lovely. Something about lap swimming is more meditative than any other exercize I've done (and yes that include aikido and other martial arts, though I've never really done Tai Chi). Somehow time works different when I'm in the pool, and the exertion never feels as huge when I'm in the middle of it. Mind, when I get out, I'm all gaspy and achy and stabby, but in the pool it's like everything just shifts and stops mattering quite so much.
Maybe it has to do with the fact that I count laps rather than stare at a clock (which I do even in aerobics classes). Some how ticking off the laps in my head and the breaths in and out make things much less frusterating than watching the seconds and minutes slowly tick by in an exercize class (and no that's not every class, but often enough - I love aerobics, but I do agonize over the passage of time).
rednikki, I swam 1200 yards at the Culver City Plunge this noon. It was lovely. Something about lap swimming is more meditative than any other exercize I've done (and yes that include aikido and other martial arts, though I've never really done Tai Chi). Somehow time works different when I'm in the pool, and the exertion never feels as huge when I'm in the middle of it. Mind, when I get out, I'm all gaspy and achy and stabby, but in the pool it's like everything just shifts and stops mattering quite so much.Maybe it has to do with the fact that I count laps rather than stare at a clock (which I do even in aerobics classes). Some how ticking off the laps in my head and the breaths in and out make things much less frusterating than watching the seconds and minutes slowly tick by in an exercize class (and no that's not every class, but often enough - I love aerobics, but I do agonize over the passage of time).
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AIKI!!
Date: 2007-04-27 09:49 pm (UTC)will you be practicing when you get to SC?
Re: AIKI!!
Date: 2007-04-27 10:25 pm (UTC)I tried to do aikido at UCLA, but it just didn't feel right. I'll prolly try out a fair amount of dojos in different styles.\
Got any recommendations?
Re: AIKI!!
Date: 2007-04-27 11:07 pm (UTC)so, vicarious living, y'know? ;-)
as for recommendations for the SC area... i really am not tooooo familiar with what's around (especially now), so.. i'm not too much help there.