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Apr 28 2026 04:53pm

Quote (lolkggz @ 28 Apr 2026 16:24)
Had us picking up bricks at the bottom of the 10ft in school.
Water activity is probably one of my favorite things in life.
Used to be damn good on a wake board.

I can't believe we have that in common. That's cool though.

I actually have considered something. That is doing the aqua exercise thing outdoors, buying a rubber suit xD and doing it in free water. The chlorinated water is really not good for the skin, though i use salves now and don't have much rashes anymore, it's still not good. Also, even though there is good ventilation where i work out, breathing in chlorinated air is not good for the lungs. Doing it outside would be much better.

Though, during winter, well heh..... i don't even know if that would be possible. I've watched gold divers a lot, but i can't start messing around with generators and hot water suits and such xD

Would be cool though (no pun lol). I've actually wanted to try diving. That would be a good workout. I actually do swim underwater a few laps now too, because there is a water spout thingy (4 spouts) that has quite a hard splash, and using that on your neck and back is damn good massage, lol. But it takes 10 minutes for it to activate between sessions, so sometimes i just swim laps underwater to practice my breath ^^ But doing that in free waters as diving, 1-2 hours 3 times a week, well, that would be really cool.

Back in the time, i would actually do that at the end of swimming sessions.. and i kid you not, one time, i swam 4 half laps (100 meters total) under water xD When we have been swimming, our lungs is trained and body saturated with air, and when we then relax, then we are ready to do such things. Doing it straight off the bat, no chance.

I just have this fear lol... that the sea or freshwater bed floor would open up and i would disappear into it ^^ Probably never happen but, just how it is. We all have our weak points. I am actually more afraid of that than drowning. I would not dive below 3-4 meters deptht, maybe even less than that. No point in it. I really respect those that dive deep, talk about trust in equipment, lol.