Pretty much every Friday morning I go swimming at Stoney Cove.
Last winter, me and my friends made it through without using a wetsuit.
This morning was the first time the temperature was below 15Ā°C, the number that. Officially makes it cold water.
When the World closed for lockdown, cold water swimming became much more popular and has many benefits. Iām not going to go in to those today but maybe will in the future.
I do feel the benefits of the cold water but the main reason I go is to hang out with friends doing something we all enjoy.
The full English breakfast from the bar afterwards is a bonus too.
Itās back to what I wrote about yesterday, sneaking some exercise in. Ā The fitness is the side effect of hanging out with friends who enjoy the same.
If you want to get fitter, spend more time with people who value fitness as part of their life.
If you havenāt got friends who do that, become the example. Ā Start with a walk a few times per week, go on from there. Ā When you start to feel the benefits, people will notice and be tempted to join you.
Exercising with friends makes it harder to miss a session and weāre more likely to be consistent.
Consistency will always be King when it comes to achieving results.
Get started.
Darren āElsaā Checkley
