By Molly Lloyd, Swimming World College Intern
As the saying goes, your body is a temple. So you should treat it like one, right? We work our bodies – our beautiful, chlorine-saturated bodies – in hopes of being the best swimmer or diver we can be. Our bodies have taken us to conference finals – or even Nationals. Our bodies have let us finally – finally – go sub 5 in the 500. Our bodies have ripped inward 2 1/2s on 3 meter and make front 1 ½ full twists look easy. Our bodies have championed through pain and exhaustion. We push them to their limits and they have come out on top, but I don’t think we appreciate them as much as we should.
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As athletes – most of us year-round athletes, I might add – we take our bodies for granted. We think that if we exercise the right amount, eat the right kinds of food, and get adequate amounts of sleep, things should run smoothly and there should be no hiccups, no roadblocks within our sports. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. No matter how hard we try, we tend to not eat right all the time or sleep as much as we’re supposed to. Unfortunately things go wrong. We take our bodies for granted and we’re never really consciously thankful for them until we’re sick, sleep deprived, or injured. It isn’t until our bodies aren’t working properly that we really appreciate all they can do for us on the boards, in the pool, and in the weight room.
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