For Christmas, Jack's dad and step mom, gave me a very thoughtful gift of an underwater mp3 player. I used it yesterday and it was great. Swimming is good in many ways, but it can get boring and I definitely felt more energized. Hopefully this will help me work up to longer workouts.
So, now, when I swim, I wear:
- a swim suit - Because, obviously.
- a cap - I have to get special long hair caps for my large cranium.
- prescription goggles - I just got these in the last year or so. They work really well and weren't expensive.
- prescription earplugs - I've relied on these since I was about 13. While, I don't wear them for "social" swimming, they are essential for athletic swimming where I have to turn my head just so. I might have outgrown the frequent infections that prompted the plugs, but now they're just a habit.
- an mp3 player - It uses bone conduction, to pump music into my ears through my cheekbones. How cool is that?
Note that I do not have, not do I intend to acquire, any pictures of myself wearing all of this paraphernalia. Just use your imagination and be glad I don't wear a nose plug...
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