The weather has continued to be very mild and sunny this week, which is just lovely. Coincidentally I joined a sports centre on Tuesday and have been swimming every day since.
But how can I have joined a sports centre when they are still closed just now, and will remain closed until at least the 26th April?
Well, I had been thinking about my fitness (as usual) and decided to look at the David Lloyd Club over at Rouken Glen Park, with a view to joining it after lockdown. I booked a tour and persuaded James to come with me, in the hope that he would join too. The main reason that I was keen on this particular sports centre is that it has a decent sized outdoor pool (25 metres). It also has a state of the art gym, which I would hope to use, and tennis and golf which I wouldn’t use. But for me it’s all about the swimming. I love swimming, especially outdoors. So we had our tour and I had already decided that I wanted to join, when our guide mentioned that the outdoor pool is already open, because outdoor exercise is permitted. The changing rooms are closed but you can get changed in the toilet or at the poolside. And because the rest of the sports centre will not reopen until the end of April, the first six weeks would be free. I was thrilled that I could start swimming immediately and signed up straight away.
James however decided that it’s not for him at the moment. He goes on for a long walk every morning and is getting busy with the garden, as well as with his various restoration projects.
I have enjoyed being back in a swimming pool so much! It’s a whole year since they have been closed. I was lucky to be able to swim in the river and the sea at Ullapool over the summer, but I do love an outdoor pool. I have been swimming along looking at the sky and the trees and the birds flying overhead. From underneath I noticed that pigeons’ wings look iridescent against the light. It has even been warm enough to sit on a sun lounger and read my book for a while after my swim.
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