Anna Calderella
May 5, 2010I am a Type 1 diabetic, I suffer from allergy induced asthma and (more importantly) I am an athlete. This is the time of year that I have never been able to be outdoors because it would really affect my breathing. (I live in El Paso, Texas and we have 80 mile an hour wind gusts until late May!) So I have figured out that swimming is the perfect spring time activity for me. I have been swimming for 5 hours a week and I love it. I joined a swim class to force me to get into the pool because it is a lot easier for me to sit on the couch and watch The Real Housewives of New York. In the last month of swimming I have started to notice how much better I can breathe. I have not had to use my inhaler and that is amazing. I have had the opportunity to do drills which have helped me make my stroke more efficient and I have been swimming for an hour and a half two times a week which has helped me to build up more endurance. I am starting to get a little excited about doing an Olympic Triathlon in August! I love training and I am going to enjoy myself for the rest of the summer.
Anna -- nice work! 5 hours a week in the pool sounds like a lot -- it's great you're making such progress.
--KarenL