I had a great swim tonight and during my regular post-swim routine, I decided that today’s blog would be about that routine. So here it is …

1.  Get out of the pool and immediately rinse off at the pool-side shower.

2.  Head to my locker. Dump all my swim stuff and grab my post workout drink. This is either just plain water, or more often than not, a protein recovery drink.

3.  Into the sauna for 15 minutes of ‘me-time’ … no phone (it overheats anyway).

4.  After the sauna, I take a cool shower, get dressed and head out.

That 15 minutes in the sauna is a great use of my time.  I get some heat acclimatization.  I sweat out all the chlorine from the pool. I have time to just sit and think.  

Taking 15 minutes of your day, to just think, is very therapeutic.  Today, I not only thought about my blog but also reflected on the foot injury, that is stopping me from running.  I’ll let you know all about that tomorrow …